Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 649 · 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.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
7. 7.Meera ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
15. 15.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
18. 18.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
23. 23.When Dad called, Dev ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
25. 25.He ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
28. 28.Ishaan ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.My brother ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
35. 35.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
38. 38.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.Neel ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn

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