Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 558 · 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, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Aisha ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
3. 3.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
9. 9.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
10. 10.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
14. 14.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
18. 18.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
19. 19.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
20. 20.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
21. 21.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
22. 22.Riya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
23. 23.Rahul ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
25. 25.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
28. 28.Zoya ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.Pooja ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
31. 31.When Dad called, Riya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
33. 33.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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