Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 673 · 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.Ishaan ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
2. 2.My brother ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
4. 4.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
6. 6.They ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.Sneha ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
14. 14.Ananya ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
15. 15.Kabir ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
16. 16.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
17. 17.Arjun ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
18. 18.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
19. 19.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.Isha ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
31. 31.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.My brother ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
40. 40.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw

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