Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 426 · 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, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
2. 2.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
7. 7.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
10. 10.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
14. 14.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
19. 19.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
20. 20.My friends ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
23. 23.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
26. 26.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
32. 32.She ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
35. 35.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
36. 36.When Dad called, Dev ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
38. 38.The children ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
39. 39.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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