Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 503 · 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, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
4. 4.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
6. 6.My sister ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
7. 7.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
9. 9.My parents ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
13. 13.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
17. 17.Meera ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
19. 19.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
26. 26.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
27. 27.When Dad called, Karan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.The children ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
30. 30.My sister ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
31. 31.Omkar ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
33. 33.Rohan ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.Rohan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
40. 40.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed

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