Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 287 · 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, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.Aisha ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
3. 3.My sister ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
7. 7.My cousins ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
8. 8.Yash ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
10. 10.Kunal ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.The children ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
13. 13.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
18. 18.Isha ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
19. 19.The students ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
24. 24.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
28. 28.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
30. 30.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
31. 31.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
32. 32.Omkar ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned

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