Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 81 · 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.Kabir ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
2. 2.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, the children ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
10. 10.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
15. 15.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
19. 19.My cousins ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
20. 20.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
26. 26.The children ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
27. 27.Priya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
28. 28.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, Diya ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
34. 34.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
35. 35.When Dad called, Meera ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
39. 39.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken

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