Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 65 · 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.Dev ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
2. 2.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.Aditya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
6. 6.Pooja ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
7. 7.Omkar ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Arjun ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
13. 13.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
15. 15.Aisha ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
19. 19.Dev ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
20. 20.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
21. 21.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
24. 24.When Dad called, Diya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Manav ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
28. 28.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
34. 34.Kavya ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
37. 37.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
39. 39.By the time we reached, my brother ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build

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