Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 958 · 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 written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.Ishaan ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
3. 3.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
5. 5.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
6. 6.My sister ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
7. 7.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
11. 11.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
12. 12.Kunal ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
14. 14.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
18. 18.The students ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
19. 19.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
20. 20.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
25. 25.When Dad called, Yash ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.Arjun ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
31. 31.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
34. 34.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
35. 35.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
40. 40.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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