Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 13 · 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, Farhan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Aisha ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
4. 4.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
5. 5.Aditya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
12. 12.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
13. 13.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
16. 16.I ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
17. 17.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
21. 21.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
22. 22.Aisha ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
23. 23.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
25. 25.When Dad called, Dev ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
27. 27.Meera ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
28. 28.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, Dev ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
33. 33.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.Farhan ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
40. 40.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew

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