Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 889 · 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 cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
3. 3.My parents ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
4. 4.When Dad called, Dev ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.Aarav ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
6. 6.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
7. 7.My parents ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
9. 9.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
12. 12.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
13. 13.My friends ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Manav ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
22. 22.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
23. 23.She ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
24. 24.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
25. 25.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.Pooja ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
28. 28.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
29. 29.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
34. 34.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
35. 35.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
36. 36.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.Ira ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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