Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 512 · 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, Pooja ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.Ishaan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
4. 4.My cousins ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
7. 7.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.We ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
10. 10.My parents ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
13. 13.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
14. 14.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
15. 15.My cousins ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
16. 16.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
22. 22.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
28. 28.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
30. 30.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
31. 31.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
32. 32.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
33. 33.My parents ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
38. 38.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
39. 39.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
40. 40.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed

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