Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 898 · 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.My parents ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
2. 2.They ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
3. 3.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
4. 4.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
8. 8.By the time we reached, Manav ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
10. 10.Pooja ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
11. 11.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.My sister ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
14. 14.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
17. 17.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
18. 18.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
19. 19.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
20. 20.Arjun ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
28. 28.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
29. 29.Aditya ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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