Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 526 · 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, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
6. 6.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
7. 7.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
16. 16.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
18. 18.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
19. 19.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
20. 20.She ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
24. 24.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.Kunal ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.My friends ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
30. 30.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
32. 32.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
33. 33.When Dad called, Myra ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
39. 39.My sister ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run

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