Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 309 · 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.My friends ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
2. 2.My sister ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
4. 4.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
7. 7.Yash ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
11. 11.My cousins ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.The students ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
15. 15.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Dev ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
17. 17.My parents ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
18. 18.The students ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
19. 19.When Dad called, Riya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
21. 21.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
28. 28.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.My parents ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
33. 33.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
34. 34.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
40. 40.Meera ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed

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