Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 742 · 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 it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
2. 2.When Dad called, my parents ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.My cousins ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
15. 15.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
16. 16.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
17. 17.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.Manav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
20. 20.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
23. 23.Aarav ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
24. 24.When Dad called, Neel ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
35. 35.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
36. 36.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
37. 37.When Dad called, Myra ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
39. 39.When Dad called, my friends ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played

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