Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 738 · 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, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
3. 3.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
4. 4.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
6. 6.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.Nisha ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
18. 18.He ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
20. 20.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
24. 24.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.Saanvi ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
29. 29.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar