Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 834 · 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.Diya ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, Diya ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
9. 9.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
13. 13.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
14. 14.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
18. 18.By the time we reached, the students ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
20. 20.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
21. 21.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
22. 22.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
25. 25.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.The students ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
35. 35.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
36. 36.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
38. 38.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
39. 39.Ishaan ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn

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