Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 813 · 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.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
2. 2.Meera ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
5. 5.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
7. 7.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
16. 16.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
18. 18.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
27. 27.Meera ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
28. 28.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
30. 30.Saanvi ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
31. 31.Kabir ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.The children ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.Sneha ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung

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