Past Perfect Tense Worksheet Pdf

This lesson contains the past perfect tense worksheet PDF with answer key. It contains exercises on the past perfect tense, such as filling in the blanks with the correct verb form, changing sentences into the past perfect, and joining sentences. Use before/after, and error correction.

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What is the Past Perfect Tense?

Past Perfect Tense is used to show that one action happened before another action in the past.
👉 Structure: Subject + had + past participle (V3)

Example: He had cleaned his room before his mom arrived.

Exercise 1 (Past Perfect Tense Worksheet)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb.

1. By the end of the day, he _________ (clean) his room.
2. When we got back, my friend _________(go) home.
3. Julia ______ (eat) when we reached.
4. I ________ (visit) my relatives before they moved.
5. The gardener came after I ________ (water) the plants.
6. I _____ (read) that book before.
7. When she got to the airport, she_________(forget) her passport.
8. They ________(complete) the project earlier.
9. His house was dirty. He _____ not ______(clean) for days.
10. The boys ________(play) cricket before it started to snow.

Exercise 2

Change into past perfect.

1. He see a butterfly in the garden.
2. She brushes her teeth.
3. They watch television.
4. Rachel cuts the vegetables.
5. The baby breaks the toys.
6. Sue washes her skirt.
7. John drives the car.
8. He drinks juice.
9. Tom leaves early.
10. She gives chocolates to classmates.

Exercise 3

Join the sentences. Use before/after.

1. It started raining. We reached home.
2. She kept the ice cream in the refrigerator. She went out.
3. She phoned her grandmother. She went to bed.
4. He drank juice. He went to school.
5. Peter read the book. He went to play.
6. He did his homework. His mother came.
7. She arrived at the station. The train departed.
8. Sita phoned her grandmother. She went to the market.
9. He read the book. He watched the film.
10. I bought a sweater. My aunt gave me a sweater.

Exercise 4

Error Correction. Use the past perfect tense.

1. He hadn’t flew before.
2. They had ate lunch.
3. She had meet her best friend.
4. Jack had go home.
5. Fiona had open the gift box.
6. We had not see him for three years.
7. You had finish your homework.
8. The boy had break the stick.
9. The children had play with the toys.
10. His neighbours had buy a new car.

Answer Key

Exercise 1

1. By the end of the day, he had cleaned his room.
2. When we got back, my friend had gone home.
3. Julia had eaten when we reached.
4. I had visited my relatives before they moved.
5. The gardener came after I had watered the plants.
6. I had read that book before.
7. When she got to the airport, she had forgotten her passport.
8. They had completed the project earlier.
9. His house was dirty. He had not cleaned for days.
10. The boys had played cricket before it started to snow.

Exercise 2

1. He had seen a butterfly in the garden.
2. She had brushed her teeth.
3. They had watched television.
4. Rachel had cut the vegetables.
5. The baby had broken the toys.
6. Sue had washed her skirt.
7. John had driven the car.
8. He had drunk juice.
9. Tom had left early.
10. She had given chocolates to classmates.

Exercise 3

1. It had started raining before we reached home.
2. She had kept the ice cream in the refrigerator before she went out.
3. She had phoned her grandmother before she went to bed.
4.  He had drunk juice before he went to school.
5. Peter had read the book before he went to play.
6. He had done his homework before his mother came.
7. The train had departed before she arrived at the station.
8. Sita had phoned her grandmother before she went to the market.
9. He had read the book before he watched the film.
10.  I had bought a sweater before my aunt gave me a sweater.

Exercise 4

1. He hadn’t flown before.
2. They had eaten lunch.
3. She had met her best friend.
4. Jack had gone home.
5. Fiona had opened the gift box.
6. We had not seen him for three years.
7. You had finished your homework.
8. The boy had broken the stick.
9. The children had played with the toys.
10. His neighbours had bought a new car.

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