Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 951 · 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, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
6. 6.By the time we reached, the children ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
12. 12.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
14. 14.Karan ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
16. 16.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
21. 21.Tara ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.Meera ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
26. 26.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
27. 27.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
29. 29.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, Tara ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
33. 33.Ishaan ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.Dev ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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