Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 405 · 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 Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
8. 8.By the time we reached, Diya ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
10. 10.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.My sister ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
18. 18.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
19. 19.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
22. 22.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
23. 23.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
24. 24.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
29. 29.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.My sister ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My sister ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
37. 37.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
38. 38.My friends ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb

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