Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 86 · 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, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
4. 4.My sister ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
14. 14.Pooja ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
18. 18.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
19. 19.My parents ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
23. 23.By the time we reached, my parents ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
24. 24.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
29. 29.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
34. 34.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
35. 35.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
36. 36.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study

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