Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 944 · 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 Mum came home, Rohan ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
3. 3.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
4. 4.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
6. 6.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
22. 22.When Dad called, Tara ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
24. 24.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
34. 34.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
38. 38.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
40. 40.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar