Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 972 · 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, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
9. 9.My parents ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
10. 10.Neel ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
15. 15.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Omkar ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
20. 20.Myra ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
21. 21.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
28. 28.My parents ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
29. 29.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
38. 38.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, the students ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden

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