Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 103 · 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, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
2. 2.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
6. 6.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, Priya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Neel ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
13. 13.My brother ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
16. 16.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.Arjun ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
18. 18.The students ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
19. 19.Arjun ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
20. 20.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
21. 21.By the time we reached, Meera ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
24. 24.Aarav ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
25. 25.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.He ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, the children ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
38. 38.Kunal ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
40. 40.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won

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