Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 126 · 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.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
2. 2.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
3. 3.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
5. 5.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.My cousins ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
10. 10.By the time we reached, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
12. 12.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
14. 14.Aisha ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
15. 15.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
16. 16.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
18. 18.By the time we reached, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
19. 19.The students ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.The students ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Ira ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
27. 27.Kabir ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
30. 30.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
34. 34.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
36. 36.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
39. 39.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
40. 40.My sister ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent

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