Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 797 · 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.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
2. 2.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
3. 3.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
7. 7.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
8. 8.Arjun ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
9. 9.The students ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
14. 14.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.My parents ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
17. 17.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
18. 18.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.The children ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
37. 37.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Priya ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted

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