Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 536 · 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, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Karan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
11. 11.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
12. 12.Priya ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
18. 18.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
25. 25.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My sister ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.My parents ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
31. 31.Zoya ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
32. 32.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
37. 37.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
38. 38.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Manav ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written

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