Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 461 · 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 Mum came home, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
3. 3.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
8. 8.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
9. 9.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
17. 17.Sneha ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
20. 20.They ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
24. 24.Manav ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.My friends ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
30. 30.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
33. 33.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
34. 34.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
35. 35.My brother ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed

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