Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 867 · 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 eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
4. 4.When Dad called, Meera ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
6. 6.When Dad called, Priya ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
8. 8.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
9. 9.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
13. 13.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
16. 16.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
17. 17.My friends ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
18. 18.When Dad called, Meera ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.My friends ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
25. 25.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
26. 26.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
33. 33.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.Diya ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
36. 36.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time we reached, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance

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