Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 100 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, Meera ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.The children ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
9. 9.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
11. 11.She ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
12. 12.When Dad called, the students ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
20. 20.Saanvi ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
21. 21.Kabir ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
22. 22.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
23. 23.My friends ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
24. 24.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.Ananya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
29. 29.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
30. 30.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.Aarav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
35. 35.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
37. 37.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
38. 38.My parents ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
39. 39.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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