Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 930 · 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 we reached, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
5. 5.Neel ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
8. 8.Rohan ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
13. 13.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
16. 16.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
20. 20.He ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
28. 28.Aisha ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
29. 29.Diya ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
30. 30.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
31. 31.He ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Neel ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
35. 35.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
39. 39.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
40. 40.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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