Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 67 · 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.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.My friends ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
6. 6.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
7. 7.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
8. 8.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
10. 10.Pooja ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
14. 14.Karan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Diya ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
22. 22.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
25. 25.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
26. 26.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
31. 31.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.Aarav ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
37. 37.Rahul ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
38. 38.Yash ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
39. 39.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
40. 40.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn

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