Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 938 · 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, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
2. 2.I ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
3. 3.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
11. 11.The students ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
12. 12.Kabir ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
17. 17.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
19. 19.By the time we reached, Isha ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
20. 20.Rahul ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
21. 21.My friends ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.My parents ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
23. 23.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.Tara ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
36. 36.The students ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
37. 37.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
40. 40.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew

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