Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 804 · 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 bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
4. 4.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
5. 5.My brother ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time we reached, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
19. 19.When Dad called, Dev ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
24. 24.The students ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
25. 25.Farhan ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
26. 26.By the time we reached, the children ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
32. 32.When Dad called, Riya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
34. 34.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
35. 35.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
36. 36.My brother ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
37. 37.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.Saanvi ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
39. 39.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
40. 40.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win

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