Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 741 · 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 ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
2. 2.Aarav ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.My friends ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
6. 6.He ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
10. 10.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.Riya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
12. 12.She ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
13. 13.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
14. 14.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
15. 15.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
16. 16.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
21. 21.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
22. 22.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
23. 23.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.Aarav ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
30. 30.Zoya ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
32. 32.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
36. 36.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
37. 37.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
39. 39.Saanvi ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
40. 40.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought

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