Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 115 · 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 we reached, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
9. 9.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
10. 10.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
13. 13.By the time we reached, we ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Rahul ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
21. 21.Aditya ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
26. 26.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
28. 28.Arjun ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
29. 29.My parents ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Meera ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
38. 38.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched

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