Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 894 · 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 brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
3. 3.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, Karan ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.Rahul ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
8. 8.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
12. 12.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
13. 13.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
20. 20.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
21. 21.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
23. 23.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
36. 36.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown

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