Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 753 · 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 worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
3. 3.My cousins ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
4. 4.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.My sister ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
11. 11.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
12. 12.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
17. 17.Farhan ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
18. 18.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.Aarav ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
31. 31.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
32. 32.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
33. 33.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
40. 40.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run

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