Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 410 · 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.Kavya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
7. 7.By the time we reached, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
10. 10.My parents ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
11. 11.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
18. 18.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
19. 19.Manav ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
20. 20.My sister ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
22. 22.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
27. 27.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
32. 32.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
33. 33.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
37. 37.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
38. 38.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
40. 40.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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