Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 218 · 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.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
2. 2.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
3. 3.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
4. 4.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
6. 6.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Arjun ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
14. 14.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
15. 15.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
17. 17.Manav ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
22. 22.Ishaan ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
23. 23.Kunal ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
25. 25.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
26. 26.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
27. 27.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
28. 28.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
31. 31.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
37. 37.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
38. 38.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
39. 39.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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