Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 784 · 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 Mum came home, my friends ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
3. 3.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
4. 4.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
5. 5.Manav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
7. 7.When Dad called, Yash ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.My parents ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
9. 9.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.Kavya ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
16. 16.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
17. 17.Neel ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
25. 25.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.Diya ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
37. 37.My parents ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
38. 38.Isha ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
39. 39.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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