Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 858 · 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.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Priya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
10. 10.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
17. 17.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
27. 27.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
30. 30.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
35. 35.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.My cousins ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
40. 40.The children ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown

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