Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 9 · 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.By the time we reached, the students ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
2. 2.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
6. 6.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
7. 7.Arjun ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
8. 8.Sneha ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
11. 11.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.My brother ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
17. 17.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
20. 20.Karan ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
25. 25.He ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
33. 33.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
37. 37.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
38. 38.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten

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