Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 423 · 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, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.She ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
10. 10.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
13. 13.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
14. 14.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
15. 15.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
18. 18.My brother ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
19. 19.My cousins ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
20. 20.Aarav ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
21. 21.Zoya ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
22. 22.I ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
27. 27.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.By the time we reached, my parents ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
31. 31.Aarav ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
32. 32.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
34. 34.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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