Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 386 · 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 jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
4. 4.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.Kavya ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
9. 9.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.He ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
11. 11.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.Diya ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
16. 16.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
18. 18.My friends ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.Kavya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
21. 21.Dev ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
22. 22.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Isha ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
25. 25.By the time we reached, Myra ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
27. 27.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden

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