Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 336 · 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, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
4. 4.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
5. 5.My cousins ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
6. 6.They ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
7. 7.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
8. 8.Ananya ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
10. 10.Karan ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Manav ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
13. 13.By the time we reached, my friends ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
17. 17.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
18. 18.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
20. 20.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
24. 24.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.Arjun ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
31. 31.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
34. 34.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
35. 35.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
36. 36.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
37. 37.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn

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