Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 747 · 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.By the time we reached, Karan ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
5. 5.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
10. 10.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.Riya ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
15. 15.Tara ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
16. 16.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
20. 20.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
24. 24.We ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.We ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
29. 29.My sister ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
30. 30.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.Diya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
32. 32.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
33. 33.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.My friends ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.My friends ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run

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