Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 866 · 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 ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
2. 2.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
3. 3.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
13. 13.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
14. 14.When Dad called, my friends ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, the students ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
19. 19.My friends ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
21. 21.The children ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.Neel ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
23. 23.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
24. 24.Diya ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
25. 25.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
26. 26.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
27. 27.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
28. 28.My parents ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
29. 29.By the time we reached, my friends ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
30. 30.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
31. 31.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, Dev ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.Ira ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
38. 38.My sister ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake

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