Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 544 · 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, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.My cousins ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
3. 3.The children ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
4. 4.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
7. 7.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
8. 8.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
9. 9.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
11. 11.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
16. 16.Aisha ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
17. 17.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
18. 18.My sister ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
19. 19.My sister ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
20. 20.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
21. 21.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
31. 31.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
34. 34.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog

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