Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 337 · 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, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.Kabir ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.My friends ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
10. 10.My sister ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
12. 12.By the time we reached, my sister ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
13. 13.Zoya ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
14. 14.When Dad called, Tara ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Pooja ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
18. 18.When Dad called, the children ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Ira ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
28. 28.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
30. 30.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
31. 31.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
36. 36.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
37. 37.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
38. 38.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
40. 40.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten

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