Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 672 · 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.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
4. 4.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
5. 5.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.Dev ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.Isha ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.My brother ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
23. 23.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
29. 29.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
30. 30.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
33. 33.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
38. 38.Neel ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
39. 39.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked

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