Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 967 · 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.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
4. 4.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
5. 5.Pooja ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
6. 6.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
10. 10.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
11. 11.My brother ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
12. 12.By the time we reached, Manav ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
13. 13.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
16. 16.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
19. 19.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
20. 20.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
23. 23.By the time we reached, my brother ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
24. 24.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
25. 25.Dev ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
26. 26.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
35. 35.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
36. 36.My sister ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.Saanvi ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
40. 40.My cousins ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn

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