Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. After I ..... (finish) the report, I saw that it ..... (be) too late.
2. Uncle David ..... (go) to the doctor after he ..... (be) ill for a month.
3. Before you arrived, the participants ..... the library.
4. Deb:How long (3) ..... (the trip / take)?
5. To go somewhere that is unknown or dangerous
6. Mum once ..... (paint) a picture although she ..... (never, learn) it.
7. The reporter interview the mayor before the event.
8. When the friends ..... to the cinema, the film ..... (to get/to start)
9. He (hear) ..... the news, (go) to the telephone and (call) ..... a friend.
10. I ..... to help my Dad to wash the dishes last night
11. The children had tidied up the room before they ..... for exercise that morning.
12. In the evenings we usually (go) ..... to a pub.
13. Choose the sentence that uses the past perfect tense:A) We had already left when the movie started. B) We already left when the movie starts.
14. The dog had chased the bird before it ..... out of the yard.
15. Jenny lost the key after she ..... to the washroom.
16. My sister cried after her wounds .....
17. They (notify) ..... the company after they (arrive) ..... home.
18. Which is the correct past perfect question form?
19. I eat dinner when my friend call me.
20. The rain ..... an hour ago.
21. Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence:He played soccer with his friends.
22. Choose the correct simple past form of shake.
23. All of the items below are examples of time expressions. Which doesn't belong to the group?
24. Identify the past participle of the verb "drive" .
25. When Jerwin (sign) ..... his name in his first poem, he (seal) ..... his fate.
26. Jane (already / type) ..... ten pages when her computer (crash) .....
27. I ..... (feel) great after I ..... (pass) the exam.
28. My mother ..... me to sweep the floor when I was young.
29. They ..... their house before the visitors came.
30. The children ..... the fireplace when the mother finally came home.
31. They take their seats before the movie begin.
32. They ..... (never find) where he ..... (hide) the money.
33. The verb 'forgot' is in .....
34. No, not at all. It was fun on the train, and I had many conversations. By the time the journey was over, (8) ..... (I / make) many new friends. In fact, one of them (9) ..... (go) to my high school. (10) ..... (I / never / meet) her before!
35. Januel ..... the place before we reached.
36. Meg (hate, hates, hated) vegetables when she was young.
37. Deb:What (7) ..... (you / do) during those seven days? Did you ever get bored?
38. Before he (sing) ..... a song, he (play) ..... the guitar.
39. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF LIVE .....
40. I (write) ..... the email before he apologized.
41. A student ..... to the door to know what's going on outside after he hadheard a loud noise.
42. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF WALK .....
43. Dana ..... the letter.
44. Sophia had never visited Hong Kong before I ..... (do).
45. Choose the correct pair of verbs that will complete the following sentences.When our parents (arrive), all of us (fall) asleep.
46. I had made five cakes before you came. The verb 'had made' is in .....
47. You ..... (be) there recently.
48. It was a firm that I ..... (never hear) of.
49. A form of a language that is spoken in a particular area
50. Choose the correct past perfect form (had + past participle) for each sentence:14. Rachel, Phoebe, and Joey ..... (heard) about Chandler and Monica by the time Ross found out.
51. I (know) ..... him for a long time before I (meet) ..... his family.
52. Terry's dog ..... (play) with my pet cat Tino.
53. I (travel) ..... around by car with two friends and we (visit) ..... lots of interesting places.
54. We ..... (eat) two Big Macs before we ..... (go) home.
55. The students had already (prepare, prepares, prepared) for school before it got suspended.
56. Identify the past form of the verb "bring" .
57. Before I ..... the movie at the cinema, I ..... it on TV.
58. Tense of the verb that shows past action or event.
59. They heard the news before their teacher ..... the winners of the contest.
60. We didn't need to fall in line because my wife ..... (already/buy) thetickets.