Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 714 · 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, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
7. 7.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
18. 18.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
19. 19.Vivaan ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
21. 21.Aarav ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
23. 23.Aditya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
26. 26.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, she ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
32. 32.My parents ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
34. 34.By the time we reached, Yash ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.They ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
39. 39.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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