Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 31 · 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, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
3. 3.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
4. 4.Neel ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
17. 17.When Dad called, Yash ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.You ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
26. 26.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
30. 30.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
33. 33.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
36. 36.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
37. 37.Diya ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
38. 38.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted

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