Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 44 · 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 watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, Yash ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
7. 7.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
8. 8.Pooja ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
9. 9.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
13. 13.By the time we reached, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
14. 14.My friends ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
23. 23.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, my parents ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.My sister ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
32. 32.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
34. 34.Neel ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
35. 35.Ishaan ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
36. 36.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
37. 37.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.My cousins ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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