Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 261 · 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.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
5. 5.We ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
6. 6.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Tara ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
9. 9.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.My brother ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
18. 18.Manav ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
19. 19.Manav ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
22. 22.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.My sister ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
25. 25.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
26. 26.She ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Tara ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
30. 30.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
31. 31.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
33. 33.Omkar ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
34. 34.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
35. 35.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
38. 38.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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