Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 70 · 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, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.Kunal ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Meera ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
7. 7.Ishaan ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
8. 8.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
9. 9.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
10. 10.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
11. 11.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
14. 14.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Arjun ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
16. 16.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
17. 17.When Dad called, Meera ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
19. 19.My friends ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
25. 25.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
26. 26.Omkar ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
27. 27.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
30. 30.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
31. 31.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
37. 37.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
39. 39.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap

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