Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 355 · 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, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, the students ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.The children ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.He ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
16. 16.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
18. 18.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
20. 20.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
24. 24.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.Kabir ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.Myra ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
39. 39.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn

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