Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 600 · 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 brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
2. 2.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
3. 3.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
5. 5.I ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
13. 13.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
14. 14.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
17. 17.When Dad called, my parents ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
19. 19.The students ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
21. 21.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
23. 23.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
31. 31.My parents ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.Neel ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
37. 37.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
38. 38.When Dad called, Meera ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
40. 40.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten

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