Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 706 · 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, Dev ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, Tara ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Kunal ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
7. 7.Kabir ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
10. 10.The children ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
12. 12.The students ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
13. 13.Meera ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, the children ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
27. 27.The children ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
28. 28.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
32. 32.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
33. 33.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
37. 37.Riya ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
38. 38.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
39. 39.My sister ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
40. 40.My parents ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten

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