Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 263 · 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.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, Isha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
8. 8.He ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
9. 9.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
19. 19.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
22. 22.The students ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.My brother ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
28. 28.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
29. 29.Saanvi ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
30. 30.My friends ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
31. 31.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
34. 34.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
35. 35.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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