Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 619 · 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 Mum came home, my friends ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
2. 2.When Dad called, Myra ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
4. 4.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
5. 5.My parents ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
10. 10.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
14. 14.We ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
15. 15.When Dad called, Yash ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
17. 17.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
20. 20.The children ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
22. 22.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
23. 23.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
24. 24.They ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
25. 25.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
27. 27.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
28. 28.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
29. 29.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
33. 33.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
34. 34.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
36. 36.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.Neel ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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