Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 715 · 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, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.I ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
3. 3.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Meera ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
17. 17.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
21. 21.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
29. 29.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, Myra ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
37. 37.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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