Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 984 · 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.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
4. 4.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
13. 13.By the time we reached, Myra ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
14. 14.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
15. 15.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
19. 19.Meera ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
24. 24.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
26. 26.They ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
27. 27.Manav ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
29. 29.Vivaan ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
30. 30.Pooja ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.Vivaan ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
33. 33.When Dad called, Meera ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.Farhan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.My sister ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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