Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 637 · 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, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.Aditya ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
3. 3.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
9. 9.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
11. 11.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.My cousins ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
14. 14.By the time we reached, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
15. 15.Saanvi ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
20. 20.Manav ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
22. 22.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
23. 23.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
25. 25.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
27. 27.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
29. 29.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
30. 30.Saanvi ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
31. 31.My sister ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
32. 32.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
37. 37.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
38. 38.My friends ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
40. 40.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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