Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 372 · 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.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
19. 19.By the time we reached, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
20. 20.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
22. 22.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
23. 23.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
27. 27.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
28. 28.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
29. 29.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
31. 31.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
32. 32.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.She ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
34. 34.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked

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