Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 449 · 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 Mum came home, Arjun ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
2. 2.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Neel ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
7. 7.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
10. 10.Yash ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.The students ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
13. 13.Neel ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
14. 14.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
26. 26.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
28. 28.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
30. 30.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
31. 31.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
32. 32.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.The students ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
35. 35.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.The children ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made

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