Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 74 · 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, they ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
2. 2.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
8. 8.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
9. 9.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
13. 13.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
16. 16.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
20. 20.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
28. 28.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
29. 29.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
32. 32.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
34. 34.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
36. 36.The children ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.She ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
40. 40.Nisha ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed

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