Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 377 · 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 ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
4. 4.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
9. 9.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
10. 10.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
11. 11.Meera ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
12. 12.My cousins ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
13. 13.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
20. 20.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
21. 21.My cousins ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
22. 22.When Dad called, Myra ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.The students ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
28. 28.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
29. 29.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
35. 35.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
36. 36.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
37. 37.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
38. 38.When Dad called, Riya ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
40. 40.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought

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