Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 664 · 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.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
2. 2.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
3. 3.When Dad called, Dev ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
5. 5.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.She ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
8. 8.Arjun ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
10. 10.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
13. 13.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
15. 15.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Farhan ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
26. 26.My cousins ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
29. 29.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
30. 30.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
34. 34.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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