Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 443 · 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.Dev ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
2. 2.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
3. 3.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
4. 4.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
5. 5.Ishaan ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
6. 6.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
14. 14.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
15. 15.When Dad called, Yash ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
22. 22.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.Ira ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.Manav ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
32. 32.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
33. 33.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.My sister ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
35. 35.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
39. 39.My friends ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
40. 40.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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