Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 989 · 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 the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
2. 2.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
3. 3.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
4. 4.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
6. 6.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
10. 10.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
19. 19.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
24. 24.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Farhan ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
29. 29.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
30. 30.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
31. 31.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
33. 33.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.When Dad called, Diya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
40. 40.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned

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