Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 839 · 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.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
2. 2.My sister ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
6. 6.When Dad called, Karan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.Vivaan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
12. 12.Priya ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.Kavya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
17. 17.My parents ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
18. 18.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
25. 25.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.Arjun ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
31. 31.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
32. 32.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.Aditya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
35. 35.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
37. 37.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made

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