Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 514 · 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.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
4. 4.My friends ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.Kabir ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.Kunal ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
10. 10.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.My parents ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
13. 13.Neel ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
17. 17.When Dad called, Isha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, Meera ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.He ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
27. 27.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
30. 30.My parents ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
32. 32.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
36. 36.My parents ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
37. 37.My cousins ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
39. 39.The children ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built

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