Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 825 · 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.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
3. 3.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
4. 4.Meera ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
7. 7.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
10. 10.My brother ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
11. 11.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
12. 12.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.My parents ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
18. 18.Aarav ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
21. 21.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
22. 22.My parents ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
26. 26.The students ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
30. 30.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
31. 31.When Dad called, Meera ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
33. 33.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
35. 35.Tara ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
36. 36.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.My cousins ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted

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