Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 752 · 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, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
4. 4.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
9. 9.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.My sister ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
26. 26.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, Dev ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
36. 36.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
40. 40.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken

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