Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 102 · 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, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
5. 5.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
7. 7.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
9. 9.Priya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
10. 10.When Dad called, Ira ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
12. 12.Tara ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
13. 13.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
14. 14.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
17. 17.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
22. 22.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
23. 23.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
25. 25.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
36. 36.Isha ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
37. 37.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
38. 38.Vivaan ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
40. 40.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked

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