Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 993 · 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.My cousins ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
2. 2.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My friends ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
10. 10.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Ananya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
13. 13.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
14. 14.Arjun ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
16. 16.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
17. 17.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
18. 18.When Dad called, Manav ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
20. 20.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
23. 23.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
27. 27.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
31. 31.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
35. 35.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
36. 36.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
37. 37.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
40. 40.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake

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