Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 872 · 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, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Rohan ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.He ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
14. 14.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
20. 20.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.Rohan ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
27. 27.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
28. 28.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
29. 29.When Dad called, Karan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
34. 34.We ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned

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