Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 681 · 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, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.My parents ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
11. 11.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, they ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Meera ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
19. 19.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
21. 21.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
22. 22.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
23. 23.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
27. 27.When Dad called, Meera ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.By the time we reached, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
32. 32.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
33. 33.By the time we reached, the children ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
34. 34.They ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, Myra ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken

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