Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 830 · 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 bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.My parents ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
5. 5.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
6. 6.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, Yash ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
10. 10.Riya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.He ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
13. 13.My friends ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
16. 16.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
17. 17.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
18. 18.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
28. 28.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
29. 29.By the time we reached, Ira ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
30. 30.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
34. 34.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
38. 38.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
40. 40.Meera ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch

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