Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 882 · 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.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
11. 11.My sister ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
12. 12.My friends ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
14. 14.My parents ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, Dev ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.Manav ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
25. 25.Karan ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.My brother ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
31. 31.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
34. 34.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
35. 35.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, the children ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
39. 39.My brother ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
40. 40.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent

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