Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 394 · 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.Ananya ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.Karan ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
4. 4.When Dad called, Neel ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.Arjun ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
9. 9.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
10. 10.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
14. 14.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
16. 16.By the time we reached, the children ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
23. 23.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
25. 25.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
26. 26.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, Myra ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
32. 32.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
39. 39.My sister ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
40. 40.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played

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