Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 925 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
9. 9.Meera ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
10. 10.When Dad called, Yash ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
14. 14.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
15. 15.Vivaan ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
16. 16.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
17. 17.The students ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.The students ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
20. 20.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
27. 27.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
29. 29.Ira ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
30. 30.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
35. 35.Kabir ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
36. 36.Kabir ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.My friends ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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