Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 374 · 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, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
5. 5.Pooja ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
6. 6.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.Kabir ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
9. 9.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
12. 12.Yash ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
13. 13.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
14. 14.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Manav ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.The students ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
29. 29.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
30. 30.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
31. 31.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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