Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 432 · 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 worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.My sister ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
3. 3.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
4. 4.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
5. 5.Meera ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
6. 6.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.Pooja ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
12. 12.The children ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
13. 13.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
19. 19.When Dad called, Dev ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
21. 21.He ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
22. 22.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.We ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
24. 24.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
25. 25.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.They ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
27. 27.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
28. 28.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
33. 33.Aarav ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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