Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 720 · 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.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
2. 2.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
6. 6.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
11. 11.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.My parents ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
14. 14.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
16. 16.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
18. 18.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
22. 22.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
26. 26.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.My friends ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
34. 34.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
37. 37.Myra ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed

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