Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 549 · 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 fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
4. 4.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
6. 6.You ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
7. 7.Zoya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
8. 8.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
15. 15.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
16. 16.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
23. 23.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
26. 26.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
31. 31.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
32. 32.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.She ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
35. 35.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
36. 36.Kabir ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.The children ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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