Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 816 · 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.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.Riya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
3. 3.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.He ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
8. 8.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
9. 9.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
11. 11.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
16. 16.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
17. 17.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
18. 18.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
23. 23.By the time we reached, the students ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
24. 24.The children ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
26. 26.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
28. 28.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
29. 29.Farhan ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
32. 32.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
36. 36.Isha ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
38. 38.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made

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