Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 478 · 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 we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
2. 2.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
3. 3.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
6. 6.When Dad called, Myra ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
10. 10.Priya ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
11. 11.Karan ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
12. 12.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
17. 17.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, Myra ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.Ishaan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
21. 21.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
24. 24.Riya ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
25. 25.My cousins ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.When Dad called, Priya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.My parents ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
31. 31.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
34. 34.Myra ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
35. 35.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
36. 36.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
38. 38.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
39. 39.Karan ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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