Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 340 · 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 Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
5. 5.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
6. 6.Aisha ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
10. 10.Aditya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
11. 11.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
14. 14.Rahul ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
15. 15.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
16. 16.When Dad called, Karan ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.My brother ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
20. 20.My sister ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
21. 21.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
22. 22.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
25. 25.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
28. 28.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, Tara ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.Aisha ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
34. 34.Ananya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
36. 36.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
39. 39.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook

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