Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 815 · 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 we reached, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
2. 2.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
4. 4.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
7. 7.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
8. 8.My brother ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
10. 10.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
11. 11.We ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
15. 15.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.Aisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
20. 20.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
21. 21.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
23. 23.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
27. 27.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
30. 30.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
35. 35.Manav ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
36. 36.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
37. 37.Omkar ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
38. 38.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank

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