Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 23 · 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, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
5. 5.They ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
8. 8.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
9. 9.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
10. 10.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
11. 11.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
12. 12.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.The children ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
16. 16.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
17. 17.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
20. 20.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
24. 24.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.My parents ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
28. 28.Rohan ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
30. 30.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
31. 31.They ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
32. 32.My friends ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.The children ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped

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