Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 572 · 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 the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
2. 2.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Diya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
10. 10.My brother ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
11. 11.I ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
12. 12.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
14. 14.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
15. 15.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
23. 23.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.Yash ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
31. 31.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
38. 38.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, Meera ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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