Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 976 · 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 bell rang, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
2. 2.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Kavya ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
14. 14.My sister ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
15. 15.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
20. 20.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.Ishaan ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
28. 28.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
32. 32.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.My brother ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.The students ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
38. 38.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played

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