Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 961 · 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.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
16. 16.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
20. 20.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
29. 29.My brother ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
35. 35.My cousins ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
40. 40.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked

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