Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 51 · 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.Rahul ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
4. 4.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
8. 8.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.My sister ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
16. 16.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
17. 17.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.Neel ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
20. 20.Vivaan ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
22. 22.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
28. 28.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
29. 29.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
30. 30.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
31. 31.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Ira ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
36. 36.Riya ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
37. 37.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
38. 38.Ananya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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