Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 751 · 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.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
2. 2.My friends ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
4. 4.My friends ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.Kunal ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.My friends ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
12. 12.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
13. 13.Aisha ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
14. 14.My parents ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, my friends ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.My friends ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
20. 20.Zoya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, Manav ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.My brother ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.Aisha ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.Manav ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
31. 31.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
32. 32.Rohan ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
37. 37.Saanvi ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
38. 38.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
40. 40.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged

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