Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 950 · 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, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
4. 4.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
5. 5.Dev ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.My sister ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.My parents ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
14. 14.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
15. 15.My brother ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
18. 18.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
21. 21.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
22. 22.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
31. 31.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My parents ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
36. 36.Aisha ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
37. 37.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
38. 38.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
39. 39.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught

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