Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 439 · 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 swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
7. 7.Isha ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
8. 8.The students ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
9. 9.My parents ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.They ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
18. 18.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, Isha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
21. 21.Nisha ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
22. 22.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
24. 24.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
27. 27.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
29. 29.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
36. 36.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog

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