Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 275 · 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.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
2. 2.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
3. 3.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
4. 4.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
8. 8.My friends ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
9. 9.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
18. 18.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
20. 20.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
21. 21.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
24. 24.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, my friends ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
28. 28.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
32. 32.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
35. 35.Neel ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
36. 36.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.Ishaan ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
40. 40.My sister ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried

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