Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 971 · 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.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
2. 2.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
3. 3.By the time we reached, the students ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
10. 10.Dev ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Meera ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.My parents ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
16. 16.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
28. 28.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
29. 29.When Dad called, Riya ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
32. 32.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
36. 36.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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