Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 133 · 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, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
2. 2.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
4. 4.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.Kunal ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
8. 8.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
10. 10.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
12. 12.The children ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
20. 20.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Aisha ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
28. 28.By the time we reached, Myra ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
29. 29.My sister ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
33. 33.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
37. 37.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
38. 38.My sister ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
40. 40.Omkar ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told

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