Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 985 · 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.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
2. 2.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
7. 7.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
12. 12.Aditya ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
14. 14.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
15. 15.Kunal ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
16. 16.Diya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
20. 20.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
21. 21.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
28. 28.Tara ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
30. 30.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
33. 33.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
35. 35.She ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Pooja ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed

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