Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 451 · 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, you ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
2. 2.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
9. 9.When Dad called, Isha ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
15. 15.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
17. 17.When Dad called, Priya ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
21. 21.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
22. 22.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
23. 23.Ananya ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
25. 25.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
30. 30.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.Arjun ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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