Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 525 · 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.The children ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
2. 2.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
5. 5.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
6. 6.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
7. 7.Neel ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
8. 8.Dev ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
9. 9.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
13. 13.My friends ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
14. 14.Manav ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
19. 19.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
25. 25.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
27. 27.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
28. 28.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
29. 29.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
30. 30.He ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
34. 34.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
37. 37.Arjun ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
38. 38.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn

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