Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 188 · 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, Priya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
5. 5.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
6. 6.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
11. 11.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
12. 12.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
15. 15.Diya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
16. 16.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
19. 19.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
23. 23.Pooja ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Myra ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.My cousins ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
29. 29.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
32. 32.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
33. 33.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
36. 36.My brother ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
37. 37.My friends ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
38. 38.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Neel ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn

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