Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 808 · 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, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
6. 6.Zoya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
8. 8.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
9. 9.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
16. 16.Aisha ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
18. 18.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Neel ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
28. 28.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
34. 34.He ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
39. 39.The students ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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