Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 875 · 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 cousins ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
5. 5.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
9. 9.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
13. 13.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
14. 14.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
15. 15.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
16. 16.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.The children ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.Dev ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
24. 24.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
25. 25.The children ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
26. 26.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
27. 27.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
28. 28.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
29. 29.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
30. 30.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.Priya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught

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