Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 61 · 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.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
5. 5.By the time we reached, Diya ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
6. 6.My friends ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
7. 7.My cousins ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
8. 8.When Dad called, the children ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time we reached, the students ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.Farhan ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
14. 14.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
17. 17.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
20. 20.Meera ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
22. 22.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
23. 23.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
31. 31.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
33. 33.When Dad called, my parents ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
40. 40.Diya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran

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