Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 778 · 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, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
4. 4.He ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
5. 5.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
8. 8.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.Karan ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
10. 10.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
12. 12.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
13. 13.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
14. 14.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
15. 15.When Dad called, Manav ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.Ira ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.When Dad called, the children ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
28. 28.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
29. 29.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
30. 30.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
31. 31.My brother ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
33. 33.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
34. 34.The students ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
35. 35.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
40. 40.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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