Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 590 · 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, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
3. 3.When Dad called, the children ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
8. 8.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My sister ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
16. 16.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
17. 17.Aditya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
20. 20.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
21. 21.My sister ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.They ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
31. 31.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Myra ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
34. 34.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
35. 35.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
37. 37.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
39. 39.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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