Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 667 · 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, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
3. 3.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
5. 5.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
6. 6.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.Tara ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
8. 8.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
18. 18.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
24. 24.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
25. 25.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
26. 26.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
30. 30.They ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
31. 31.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.Kunal ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.Vivaan ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought

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