Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 369 · 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.Aarav ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
2. 2.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
4. 4.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
5. 5.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
6. 6.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.By the time we reached, Diya ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
10. 10.Karan ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
11. 11.When Dad called, Priya ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
15. 15.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
17. 17.Rahul ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
18. 18.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
19. 19.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
20. 20.The children ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
21. 21.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
26. 26.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
29. 29.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
39. 39.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
40. 40.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought

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