Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 239 · 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.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
4. 4.By the time we reached, Isha ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
5. 5.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
6. 6.By the time we reached, the students ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
8. 8.My sister ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
9. 9.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.My friends ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
18. 18.My brother ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
20. 20.Rahul ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
24. 24.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
25. 25.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.The children ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
28. 28.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, Diya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
32. 32.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
33. 33.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
34. 34.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
35. 35.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied

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