Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 256 · 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 ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
2. 2.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
3. 3.I ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
7. 7.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
8. 8.My sister ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
12. 12.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
13. 13.Ishaan ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
15. 15.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
19. 19.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
20. 20.She ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
22. 22.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
24. 24.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
27. 27.My parents ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
29. 29.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
30. 30.Ira ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
33. 33.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
39. 39.Saanvi ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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