Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 902 · 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, Manav ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
4. 4.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
6. 6.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
16. 16.Nisha ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
17. 17.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
18. 18.Aisha ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
20. 20.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
21. 21.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
22. 22.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
23. 23.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
30. 30.The students ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
31. 31.Rahul ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
33. 33.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, Priya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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