Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 964 · 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.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
2. 2.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
5. 5.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
11. 11.Omkar ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
12. 12.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
14. 14.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.Omkar ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
17. 17.Kunal ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
18. 18.By the time we reached, my parents ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
20. 20.The students ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
24. 24.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
26. 26.Kunal ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
27. 27.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
31. 31.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
37. 37.Meera ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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