Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 83 · 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, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.My brother ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
6. 6.When Dad called, Dev ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
9. 9.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
13. 13.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
16. 16.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
18. 18.The students ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
19. 19.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.The children ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
22. 22.My sister ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
24. 24.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.Priya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
31. 31.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
33. 33.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
34. 34.Kavya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
37. 37.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.Diya ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
40. 40.Omkar ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made

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