Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 349 · 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 ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
6. 6.They ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
15. 15.By the time we reached, my sister ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.Priya ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
19. 19.The students ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
22. 22.Ananya ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
27. 27.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
28. 28.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
29. 29.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
30. 30.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
33. 33.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
34. 34.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.We ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
40. 40.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown

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