Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 530 · 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, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
3. 3.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.My brother ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
9. 9.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
13. 13.Zoya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
14. 14.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
15. 15.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
16. 16.Manav ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
17. 17.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
23. 23.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
27. 27.When Dad called, Meera ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
33. 33.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
38. 38.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
39. 39.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
40. 40.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed

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