Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 114 · 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, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
5. 5.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
6. 6.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
7. 7.When Dad called, Neel ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
9. 9.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
13. 13.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
18. 18.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
28. 28.Rahul ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
29. 29.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
30. 30.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
31. 31.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
32. 32.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
33. 33.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
34. 34.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
36. 36.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
37. 37.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.Rohan ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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