Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 343 · 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 ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
7. 7.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
8. 8.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
9. 9.Diya ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
13. 13.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
15. 15.Kabir ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, Tara ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
25. 25.Omkar ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
31. 31.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
33. 33.My cousins ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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