Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 763 · 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 guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
6. 6.Pooja ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
7. 7.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
8. 8.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
11. 11.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
14. 14.Pooja ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
15. 15.My friends ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.My cousins ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
22. 22.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
23. 23.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
24. 24.Kabir ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
26. 26.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
32. 32.Zoya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
33. 33.By the time we reached, the children ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.Aarav ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
37. 37.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
39. 39.They ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten

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