Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 143 · 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 Mum came home, Saanvi ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
2. 2.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
3. 3.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
7. 7.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
8. 8.My sister ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
13. 13.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
17. 17.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.Yash ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
21. 21.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
25. 25.The children ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
29. 29.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
32. 32.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
33. 33.Riya ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
34. 34.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
36. 36.Meera ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
38. 38.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
40. 40.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked

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