Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 26 · 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.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
2. 2.When Dad called, Manav ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.Dev ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
8. 8.My sister ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
12. 12.Ira ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
13. 13.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
14. 14.When Dad called, Yash ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
16. 16.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
17. 17.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
18. 18.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
25. 25.By the time we reached, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
26. 26.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
27. 27.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
28. 28.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
31. 31.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
32. 32.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
34. 34.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
40. 40.When Dad called, my parents ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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