Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 796 · 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, Rohan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.She ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
5. 5.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
10. 10.Kabir ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
11. 11.Rahul ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
15. 15.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
16. 16.Vivaan ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
21. 21.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
22. 22.My brother ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
25. 25.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
26. 26.My sister ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
27. 27.When Dad called, Dev ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
32. 32.When Dad called, Myra ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied

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