Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 207 · 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.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
2. 2.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
3. 3.When Dad called, the students ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My friends ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
12. 12.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
13. 13.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
14. 14.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
15. 15.When Dad called, Neel ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
17. 17.Sneha ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
18. 18.When Dad called, Meera ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
22. 22.Pooja ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
23. 23.My cousins ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
24. 24.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
25. 25.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
26. 26.Aisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
27. 27.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
31. 31.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
34. 34.My cousins ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
35. 35.Rohan ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
36. 36.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
37. 37.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
40. 40.Myra ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn

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