Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 93 · 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, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.My parents ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Meera ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
8. 8.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
15. 15.My parents ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
16. 16.They ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
19. 19.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
20. 20.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
21. 21.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Ira ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
26. 26.The children ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
27. 27.Meera ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
31. 31.Ananya ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
37. 37.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
39. 39.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
40. 40.The children ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied

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