Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 153 · 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, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
4. 4.When Dad called, Karan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
9. 9.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
10. 10.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
22. 22.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
28. 28.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.The students ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
33. 33.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
35. 35.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
38. 38.Diya ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
39. 39.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
40. 40.Kabir ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built

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