Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 440 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
7. 7.The students ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
8. 8.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
11. 11.By the time we reached, the children ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
15. 15.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
19. 19.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
21. 21.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
23. 23.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
26. 26.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
30. 30.By the time we reached, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
34. 34.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
35. 35.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
36. 36.Rohan ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
37. 37.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
40. 40.By the time we reached, the students ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went

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