Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 292 · 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 the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
2. 2.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
3. 3.Ishaan ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
8. 8.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
9. 9.When Dad called, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
15. 15.When Dad called, Dev ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
17. 17.My brother ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
21. 21.When Dad called, Meera ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
27. 27.Kunal ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
28. 28.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
29. 29.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
30. 30.Kavya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
33. 33.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
34. 34.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
35. 35.Dev ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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