Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 314 · 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.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
2. 2.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
10. 10.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.My brother ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
13. 13.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
14. 14.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
20. 20.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
21. 21.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
23. 23.Arjun ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
25. 25.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
26. 26.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown

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