Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 605 · 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, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.The students ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
10. 10.Karan ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
11. 11.Rohan ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
13. 13.The children ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
14. 14.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
16. 16.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
17. 17.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
20. 20.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
21. 21.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
24. 24.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
27. 27.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
28. 28.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Pooja ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
30. 30.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.They ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
34. 34.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
39. 39.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
40. 40.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy

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