Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 864 · 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, Vivaan ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.My parents ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
8. 8.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
9. 9.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.Aisha ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
16. 16.My sister ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
18. 18.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
20. 20.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
21. 21.The children ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
23. 23.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
25. 25.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
26. 26.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
30. 30.Zoya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
31. 31.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
36. 36.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
37. 37.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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