Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 901 · 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 Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.Ananya ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
3. 3.When Dad called, Priya ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.My cousins ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
5. 5.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
6. 6.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
10. 10.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
11. 11.Meera ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.Ishaan ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
13. 13.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
14. 14.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.Rohan ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
23. 23.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
25. 25.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
27. 27.Aarav ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.The students ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
30. 30.When Dad called, the children ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
33. 33.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
34. 34.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.My friends ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Aditya ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken

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