Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 586 · 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 ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
3. 3.By the time we reached, Dev ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
4. 4.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
5. 5.By the time we reached, the students ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
8. 8.My parents ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
10. 10.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
12. 12.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
13. 13.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
14. 14.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
17. 17.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
19. 19.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
20. 20.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
23. 23.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
26. 26.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
28. 28.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.Aisha ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
31. 31.Diya ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.He ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
40. 40.My friends ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made

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