Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 409 · 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.When Dad called, Isha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.Arjun ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
6. 6.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
7. 7.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
8. 8.My brother ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.Isha ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.Vivaan ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
15. 15.When Dad called, Riya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.Ira ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
24. 24.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
25. 25.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
26. 26.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
28. 28.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.Ishaan ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
35. 35.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
36. 36.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
37. 37.Karan ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
39. 39.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried

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