Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 680 · 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 the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
3. 3.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
10. 10.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
13. 13.By the time we reached, Priya ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
18. 18.By the time we reached, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
19. 19.Omkar ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
20. 20.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
21. 21.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
23. 23.Dev ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
24. 24.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
27. 27.My brother ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
32. 32.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
33. 33.Aarav ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
37. 37.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
38. 38.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
39. 39.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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