Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 700 · 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 fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
6. 6.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
7. 7.Yash ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
8. 8.I ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
10. 10.My brother ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
12. 12.The children ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.My parents ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.My cousins ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.He ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
36. 36.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
37. 37.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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