Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 317 · 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.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
4. 4.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
7. 7.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.My friends ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
12. 12.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
18. 18.Rohan ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.Riya ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
21. 21.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
25. 25.My sister ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
26. 26.Pooja ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
28. 28.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
29. 29.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.Kunal ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
38. 38.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched

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