Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 819 · 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.Arjun ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
2. 2.Karan ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
3. 3.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
4. 4.Omkar ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.My cousins ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
10. 10.They ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
14. 14.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
15. 15.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
16. 16.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
17. 17.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
18. 18.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, my parents ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.Ishaan ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
23. 23.Yash ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
24. 24.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.My brother ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
30. 30.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.My parents ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
32. 32.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
33. 33.The students ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, Tara ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
40. 40.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring

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