Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 191 · 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.Aditya ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
2. 2.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.My sister ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, Isha ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.My sister ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.Aarav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
17. 17.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
18. 18.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
19. 19.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
20. 20.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
22. 22.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
23. 23.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
26. 26.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
30. 30.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
33. 33.When Dad called, Dev ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.Zoya ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode

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