Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 828 · 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 the guests arrived, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
2. 2.My parents ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
3. 3.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
5. 5.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
7. 7.My brother ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.Diya ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
12. 12.By the time we reached, the children ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
14. 14.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.When Dad called, Isha ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
26. 26.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
28. 28.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
30. 30.Pooja ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
34. 34.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
35. 35.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
37. 37.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
39. 39.My parents ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
40. 40.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn

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