Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 375 · 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.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
2. 2.My cousins ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
3. 3.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
5. 5.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
6. 6.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
11. 11.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
12. 12.Isha ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
15. 15.Riya ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
16. 16.Tara ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.Kavya ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
19. 19.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
24. 24.The children ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
25. 25.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
26. 26.Ananya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
27. 27.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
30. 30.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
31. 31.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.The students ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
35. 35.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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