Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 863 · 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 written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
3. 3.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
7. 7.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
10. 10.When Dad called, Diya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
13. 13.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
15. 15.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
16. 16.Diya ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
19. 19.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.Tara ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
22. 22.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
23. 23.My sister ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
24. 24.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.Aisha ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
29. 29.My parents ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.He ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
36. 36.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
39. 39.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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