Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 338 · 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, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
4. 4.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.My cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
12. 12.My parents ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
17. 17.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
21. 21.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
22. 22.My sister ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.Meera ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
24. 24.She ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
27. 27.Kabir ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
28. 28.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
33. 33.When Dad called, Neel ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
35. 35.My brother ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
39. 39.When Dad called, Meera ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn

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