Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 471 · 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, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
4. 4.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
8. 8.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
15. 15.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
17. 17.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.Zoya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
19. 19.Rohan ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
22. 22.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
23. 23.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
25. 25.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
26. 26.By the time we reached, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
27. 27.Pooja ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
28. 28.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
30. 30.Nisha ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
37. 37.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
38. 38.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Aarav ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring

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