Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 818 · 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 ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
4. 4.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
6. 6.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
7. 7.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
11. 11.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
16. 16.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
21. 21.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
25. 25.Aarav ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, Diya ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
34. 34.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
37. 37.He ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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