Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 886 · 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.Ananya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.My friends ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
5. 5.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time we reached, my friends ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
8. 8.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
9. 9.My brother ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
12. 12.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
13. 13.When Dad called, Riya ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.Aditya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
18. 18.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
22. 22.My brother ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
23. 23.My friends ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
24. 24.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.Zoya ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
32. 32.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
37. 37.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.My brother ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
39. 39.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought

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