Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 397 · 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, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
3. 3.Zoya ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
4. 4.Yash ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
5. 5.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
7. 7.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
8. 8.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
13. 13.By the time we reached, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
14. 14.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
16. 16.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
17. 17.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
19. 19.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
22. 22.The children ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
23. 23.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
30. 30.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.The students ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.She ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
34. 34.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
36. 36.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.Kunal ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought

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