Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 217 · 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.Kabir ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
2. 2.By the time we reached, Manav ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
7. 7.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Dev ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.My parents ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
13. 13.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
19. 19.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
20. 20.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
33. 33.Sneha ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.My parents ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
37. 37.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
38. 38.Isha ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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