Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 873 · 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 won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.Riya ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
9. 9.Rohan ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
12. 12.My parents ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
13. 13.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
14. 14.Priya ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
20. 20.Sneha ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
27. 27.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
28. 28.My cousins ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
29. 29.By the time we reached, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
30. 30.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
34. 34.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
39. 39.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.He ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown

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