Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 299 · 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, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
8. 8.You ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
9. 9.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
10. 10.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
11. 11.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
12. 12.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.Priya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
20. 20.My cousins ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My friends ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.My parents ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
33. 33.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.My cousins ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
36. 36.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.Manav ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
39. 39.My sister ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught

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