Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 561 · 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.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
2. 2.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
4. 4.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
6. 6.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.My sister ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
8. 8.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
10. 10.Sneha ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
11. 11.When Dad called, Diya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
18. 18.Aditya ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
19. 19.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
26. 26.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
28. 28.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
29. 29.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, Neel ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
36. 36.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
37. 37.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send

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