Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 58 · 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.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, Priya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
5. 5.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
6. 6.My parents ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
9. 9.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
12. 12.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
13. 13.Dev ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
14. 14.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
15. 15.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Ishaan ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Dev ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.The children ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
25. 25.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
30. 30.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, Neel ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, Riya ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
39. 39.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched

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