Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 920 · 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, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
3. 3.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
7. 7.When Dad called, Ira ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Riya ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
12. 12.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
13. 13.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
14. 14.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
18. 18.When Dad called, Tara ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
28. 28.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
32. 32.My parents ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
33. 33.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
35. 35.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
36. 36.The children ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
37. 37.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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