Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 235 · 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 bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
3. 3.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
9. 9.When Dad called, the students ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.My brother ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
11. 11.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
13. 13.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
15. 15.When Dad called, Dev ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
23. 23.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
24. 24.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.The students ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
27. 27.My brother ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
28. 28.She ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
29. 29.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
34. 34.When Dad called, Myra ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
36. 36.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn

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