Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 222 · 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.Isha ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
5. 5.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
6. 6.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
10. 10.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.The children ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
13. 13.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.My friends ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
19. 19.Omkar ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
20. 20.They ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
25. 25.My brother ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
26. 26.When Dad called, Tara ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.My parents ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch

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