Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 22 · 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 sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
9. 9.Tara ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.The students ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
22. 22.Myra ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
23. 23.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
30. 30.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
31. 31.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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