Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 47 · 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 ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
5. 5.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
6. 6.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
8. 8.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
11. 11.The students ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
12. 12.Omkar ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
14. 14.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
16. 16.I ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.My brother ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
25. 25.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
30. 30.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Aarav ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
34. 34.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
38. 38.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken

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