Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 495 · 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, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
9. 9.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
11. 11.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.Nisha ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
15. 15.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
17. 17.My brother ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
21. 21.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
24. 24.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
25. 25.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
27. 27.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
29. 29.My brother ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
31. 31.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
34. 34.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
38. 38.When Dad called, Diya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made

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