Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 8 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
2. 2.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
4. 4.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
5. 5.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
6. 6.Rohan ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
9. 9.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.Saanvi ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Kunal ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
20. 20.She ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
21. 21.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
23. 23.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Aarav ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
30. 30.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
31. 31.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
32. 32.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
33. 33.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
36. 36.My brother ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped

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