Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 322 · 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, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
5. 5.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
6. 6.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
9. 9.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
10. 10.Nisha ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.Aarav ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Manav ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
26. 26.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
27. 27.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
29. 29.My brother ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
31. 31.Saanvi ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
32. 32.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
34. 34.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
35. 35.Ananya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
37. 37.He ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
38. 38.When Dad called, Meera ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn

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