Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 853 · 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 brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
6. 6.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.My parents ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
10. 10.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, my friends ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
17. 17.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Isha ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
21. 21.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
24. 24.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
25. 25.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
29. 29.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
31. 31.Aditya ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
36. 36.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
38. 38.My parents ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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