Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 447 · 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, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
3. 3.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
4. 4.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
5. 5.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
6. 6.Ishaan ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Diya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
9. 9.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
12. 12.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.Tara ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
29. 29.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
30. 30.Meera ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
31. 31.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
34. 34.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
35. 35.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
36. 36.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
40. 40.Kavya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden

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