Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 43 · 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 gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
3. 3.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
6. 6.Arjun ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
8. 8.Aditya ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
9. 9.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
10. 10.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
11. 11.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.Ananya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
16. 16.Ananya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.Aarav ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
19. 19.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.Aarav ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
29. 29.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
35. 35.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
40. 40.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk

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