Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 189 · 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, Zoya ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
3. 3.When Dad called, Ira ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.He ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.She ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
12. 12.Ananya ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
19. 19.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
22. 22.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.We ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
28. 28.My parents ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
29. 29.My brother ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
30. 30.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
31. 31.My sister ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.Ishaan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, Manav ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
37. 37.My brother ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
39. 39.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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