Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 107 · 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, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
2. 2.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
4. 4.By the time we reached, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
6. 6.Tara ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
8. 8.Riya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
9. 9.When Dad called, Dev ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
12. 12.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, the students ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
19. 19.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
20. 20.Isha ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
24. 24.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
25. 25.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
26. 26.Arjun ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
31. 31.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
34. 34.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
35. 35.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
37. 37.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
38. 38.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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