Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 172 · 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.My parents ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
4. 4.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
5. 5.The students ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
9. 9.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
11. 11.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.My cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
18. 18.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
21. 21.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
23. 23.My sister ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
26. 26.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
32. 32.Tara ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
33. 33.Kavya ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
40. 40.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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