Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 389 · 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.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
2. 2.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
4. 4.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.Diya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.Dev ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
10. 10.Neel ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
23. 23.Omkar ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, Meera ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
30. 30.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.Myra ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
39. 39.The children ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
40. 40.Zoya ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn

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