Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 10 · 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.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
3. 3.My friends ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
4. 4.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
9. 9.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
10. 10.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
11. 11.Myra ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
15. 15.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
18. 18.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
26. 26.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
27. 27.Karan ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
30. 30.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
32. 32.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
37. 37.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.She ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
39. 39.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
40. 40.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked

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