Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 636 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
6. 6.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
7. 7.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.My friends ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
13. 13.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
15. 15.My cousins ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
16. 16.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.Pooja ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
21. 21.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
26. 26.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
27. 27.By the time we reached, the children ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
28. 28.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
29. 29.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
30. 30.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, Priya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
39. 39.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum

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