Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 661 · 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, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Manav ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
3. 3.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
4. 4.Kabir ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
5. 5.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
7. 7.Kavya ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
8. 8.The students ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
16. 16.Rahul ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
19. 19.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
20. 20.Kunal ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
21. 21.She ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
23. 23.He ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
24. 24.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
26. 26.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
27. 27.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
28. 28.My sister ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.Zoya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
39. 39.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
40. 40.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed

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