Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 790 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
6. 6.Ishaan ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.My friends ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
13. 13.By the time we reached, my sister ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.My parents ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
23. 23.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
25. 25.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.Aisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
30. 30.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
31. 31.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
39. 39.The students ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped

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