Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 849 · 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.Saanvi ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
4. 4.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.Kabir ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
11. 11.My brother ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
12. 12.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
13. 13.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
14. 14.My parents ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
15. 15.When Dad called, Meera ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
18. 18.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
20. 20.Manav ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
21. 21.My cousins ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
22. 22.Yash ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
23. 23.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.We ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Karan ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.My cousins ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
32. 32.My friends ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.Neel ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
36. 36.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
37. 37.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
38. 38.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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