Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 20 · 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, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.My friends ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
5. 5.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
7. 7.My brother ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
8. 8.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
9. 9.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.My parents ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
14. 14.My cousins ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
19. 19.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
20. 20.Diya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
27. 27.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
30. 30.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
33. 33.The children ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
36. 36.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
38. 38.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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