Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 560 · 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.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
2. 2.Zoya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
3. 3.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
9. 9.He ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
10. 10.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
12. 12.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.My friends ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
15. 15.Aditya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
16. 16.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
18. 18.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
19. 19.They ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
20. 20.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
21. 21.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
24. 24.Aditya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
28. 28.My cousins ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
29. 29.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
32. 32.When Dad called, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.Riya ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
34. 34.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
36. 36.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
39. 39.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
40. 40.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed

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