Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 435 · 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.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
2. 2.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
6. 6.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
7. 7.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
16. 16.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
20. 20.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
21. 21.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Aarav ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
26. 26.When Dad called, the children ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
28. 28.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
29. 29.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.The children ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
37. 37.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
39. 39.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden

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