Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 770 · 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, Zoya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
7. 7.My cousins ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
10. 10.When Dad called, Dev ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
12. 12.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
14. 14.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
17. 17.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
20. 20.Tara ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
21. 21.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
26. 26.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
30. 30.By the time we reached, my friends ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
31. 31.Omkar ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
33. 33.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
34. 34.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.Manav ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
37. 37.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
38. 38.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
39. 39.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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