Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 53 · 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.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
2. 2.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
3. 3.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
5. 5.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
11. 11.When Dad called, Dev ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
13. 13.My brother ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
15. 15.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
18. 18.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
22. 22.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
25. 25.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
26. 26.When Dad called, Dev ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.My friends ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
28. 28.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.My friends ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
33. 33.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
34. 34.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.Dev ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
37. 37.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
38. 38.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked

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