Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 719 · 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 ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.Saanvi ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
4. 4.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
14. 14.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
16. 16.Aarav ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
17. 17.When Dad called, Meera ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Farhan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
20. 20.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
21. 21.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time we reached, the children ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
35. 35.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
38. 38.Aisha ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
39. 39.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
40. 40.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone

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