Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 55 · 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.My sister ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
4. 4.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
5. 5.They ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.Rahul ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Aisha ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
13. 13.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
18. 18.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
22. 22.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
23. 23.When Dad called, Karan ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.Kunal ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
34. 34.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.Vivaan ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
38. 38.My brother ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
39. 39.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
40. 40.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown

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