Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 917 · 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.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
4. 4.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
9. 9.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
13. 13.My cousins ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
18. 18.Arjun ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
21. 21.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
25. 25.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
31. 31.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
32. 32.The children ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
33. 33.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
34. 34.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
36. 36.Kavya ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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