Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 874 · 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.Karan ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
2. 2.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
3. 3.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.Kabir ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
6. 6.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
7. 7.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
8. 8.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
14. 14.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
16. 16.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
17. 17.My brother ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
20. 20.My friends ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
23. 23.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
26. 26.My friends ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
30. 30.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
32. 32.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, Tara ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
39. 39.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
40. 40.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw

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