Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 162 · 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 the guests arrived, Yash ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
2. 2.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
5. 5.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
7. 7.My cousins ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time we reached, my friends ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
11. 11.When Dad called, Neel ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.Isha ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
18. 18.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
23. 23.Farhan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
26. 26.By the time we reached, Yash ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
27. 27.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
28. 28.My cousins ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
32. 32.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
33. 33.Priya ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
34. 34.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
37. 37.They ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
38. 38.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win

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