Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 116 · 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, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
3. 3.Dev ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
4. 4.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
10. 10.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
13. 13.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
14. 14.Nisha ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
19. 19.My sister ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
22. 22.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.Isha ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
25. 25.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
31. 31.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
32. 32.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
35. 35.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
36. 36.Yash ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
37. 37.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.Meera ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told

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