Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 87 · 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, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.The children ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
4. 4.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
5. 5.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
7. 7.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.Ishaan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
15. 15.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
18. 18.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
19. 19.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
21. 21.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
24. 24.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
27. 27.Riya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, Myra ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
30. 30.By the time we reached, Myra ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
31. 31.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
32. 32.The students ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
33. 33.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
35. 35.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
37. 37.Pooja ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed

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