Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 801 · 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, Ira ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
3. 3.Ananya ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
6. 6.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
7. 7.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
10. 10.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.Arjun ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
18. 18.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
19. 19.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
21. 21.My friends ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, Karan ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Yash ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
26. 26.My cousins ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
28. 28.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
29. 29.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
31. 31.They ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
36. 36.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
38. 38.My parents ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
39. 39.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped

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