Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 202 · 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.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
2. 2.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
5. 5.My sister ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
6. 6.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
10. 10.By the time we reached, Dev ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
11. 11.When Dad called, the children ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
16. 16.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
19. 19.My brother ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
21. 21.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
23. 23.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
26. 26.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
29. 29.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.Ira ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
33. 33.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
34. 34.Sneha ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
35. 35.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
36. 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.My friends ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
39. 39.Aarav ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote

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