Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 404 · 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 ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
2. 2.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
5. 5.Yash ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
8. 8.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
9. 9.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
11. 11.My friends ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
12. 12.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
15. 15.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, Meera ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
24. 24.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
26. 26.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
28. 28.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
31. 31.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
35. 35.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
36. 36.Isha ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
39. 39.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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