Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 190 · 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.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
2. 2.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Yash ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
7. 7.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
8. 8.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
9. 9.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.My friends ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
14. 14.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
24. 24.Ananya ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
26. 26.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
31. 31.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.He ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
37. 37.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made

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