Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 833 · 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, Sneha ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my parents ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.Rohan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.My sister ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
6. 6.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
17. 17.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
19. 19.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
23. 23.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.The children ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
31. 31.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
32. 32.Aarav ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
34. 34.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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