Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 7 · 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, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
3. 3.Riya ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
5. 5.Saanvi ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.My cousins ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
13. 13.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
16. 16.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.My cousins ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
25. 25.The students ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
29. 29.My parents ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
32. 32.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
33. 33.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
37. 37.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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