Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 571 · 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.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
2. 2.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
3. 3.Aarav ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
6. 6.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
7. 7.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.My brother ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
10. 10.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
11. 11.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
18. 18.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
19. 19.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
26. 26.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time we reached, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
34. 34.Diya ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
37. 37.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
38. 38.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
39. 39.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
40. 40.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken

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