Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 970 · 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 the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
4. 4.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
9. 9.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
10. 10.Saanvi ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.Tara ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.Rahul ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
17. 17.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
21. 21.My sister ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
24. 24.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
25. 25.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
27. 27.Rohan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
28. 28.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
37. 37.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
40. 40.Diya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung

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