Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 723 · 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, Myra ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, Isha ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
3. 3.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
4. 4.My sister ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
7. 7.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
8. 8.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
12. 12.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Aditya ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
25. 25.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
26. 26.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.Arjun ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
39. 39.Omkar ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
40. 40.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash

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