Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 448 · 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 bell rang, Manav ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
2. 2.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
3. 3.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
5. 5.Aisha ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
8. 8.Zoya ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
9. 9.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
10. 10.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
12. 12.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
21. 21.Pooja ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
28. 28.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
29. 29.When Dad called, Ira ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
31. 31.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted

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