Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 573 · 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 caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.Kavya ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
6. 6.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
7. 7.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
12. 12.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
15. 15.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
17. 17.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
18. 18.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
21. 21.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
22. 22.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
23. 23.My cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
24. 24.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
25. 25.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
30. 30.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
33. 33.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
36. 36.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar