Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 137 · 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 bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
5. 5.My parents ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
6. 6.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
7. 7.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
9. 9.He ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Kabir ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
15. 15.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.The children ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
19. 19.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
20. 20.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
21. 21.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
22. 22.Farhan ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
23. 23.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.Ira ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My sister ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
31. 31.She ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
33. 33.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
35. 35.Aarav ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk

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