Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 890 · 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.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
2. 2.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
3. 3.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
4. 4.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
11. 11.When Dad called, Meera ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
14. 14.Sneha ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
15. 15.My sister ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, they ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.Manav ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
31. 31.Isha ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
36. 36.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
39. 39.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn

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