This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past And Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentence is in past tense? A) I have cookies as snacks every day. B) The girl underwent plastic surgery. C) Wing had taken part in the beauty pageant. D) Jessica was answering the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl underwent plastic surgery. 2. In the sentence 'I had already eaten when she arrived', what tense is 'had eaten'? A) Simple Past. B) Past Perfect. C) Present Continuous. D) Future Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect. 3. He ..... the dishes. A) Washing. B) Wash. C) Washinged. D) Washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Washed. 4. The police ..... the scene when the ambulance ..... A) Arrived/had left. B) Had left/had arrived. C) Had left/arrived. D) Left/arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had left/arrived. 5. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF LAUGH ..... A) LAUGHED, HAD LAUGHED. B) LAUGHED, LAUGHED. C) LAUGHS, LAUGH. D) LAUGHED, HAS LAUGHED. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LAUGHED, LAUGHED. 6. Tim wouldn't have fallen in love with her if she ..... at the same company. A) Had work. B) Hadn't worked. C) Hadn't work. D) Hadn't working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't worked. 7. The workers ..... the house. It looks bright and clean now. A) Have painted. B) Had painted. C) Has painted. D) Paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have painted. 8. Which of the following sentences is in past perfect tense? A) Jane was performing on stage. B) The students had already finished their assignments. C) Roy took the medicine to cure his flu. D) They will have dinner in this restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students had already finished their assignments. 9. Sussie said she ..... the car before she ..... it. A) Had washed/sold. B) Had washed/had sold. C) Washed/sold. D) Wash/sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had washed/sold. 10. By the time he (arrive) ..... at the pub, they (run) ..... out of beer. A) Had arrived ; had run. B) Arrived ; had run. C) Arrived ; ran. D) Had arrived ; ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived ; had run. 11. Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BEGIN" A) Beginning. B) Had begun. C) Begin. D) Began. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had begun. 12. ..... (the driver/talk) to you or had he stayed in his car before the police arrived? A) Was the driver talking. B) Had the driver talked. C) Did the driver talk. D) Had the diver beetn talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had the driver talked. 13. Complete the sentence.The past perfect tense takes place before another ..... A) Present action. B) Future action. C) Past action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past action. 14. John ..... the application before you came. A) Had written. B) Written. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had written. 15. The verb 'had studied' is in ..... A) Past tense. B) Past perfect tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect tense. 16. As soon as I ..... (complete) my homework, I ..... (begin) to read my favourite story books. A) Completed had began. B) Had completed had began. C) Completed began. D) Had completed began. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had completed began. 17. The children felt sad because the mother ..... in their life forever. A) Disappeared. B) Had disappeared. C) Disappearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had disappeared. 18. I asked Mr Green how many books he ..... (read) A) Had read. B) Reads. C) Read. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reads. 19. Where (spend / you) ..... your last holiday? A) Do, spent. B) Did you spend. C) Did you spent. D) You spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you spend. 20. Choose the past perfect form of the verb "BREAK" A) Broke. B) Had broken. C) Break. D) Breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had broken. 21. It (be) ..... so fun. A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 22. I ..... my work before Mum came home. A) Completed. B) Completing. C) Had completed. D) Was completing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had completed. 23. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF BECOME ..... A) BECAME, BECOME. B) BECOMES, BECAME. C) BECOME, BECAME. D) BECAME, BECAME. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BECAME, BECAME. 24. I used to ..... in Taguig City before. A) Lived. B) Have lived. C) Live. D) Lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Live. 25. Chuck ..... the house before I called. A) Has left. B) Have left. C) Left. D) Had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had left. 26. She ..... the video by the time the teacher arrived. (watch) A) Had watched. B) Had watching. C) Had been watching. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had watched. 27. They had ridden their bikes before they ..... their friends. A) Is meeting. B) Will meet. C) Meet. D) Met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Met. 28. Kris ..... (give) me Angel's address before she ..... (leave). A) Had given, left. B) Gave, had left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had given, left. 29. The students (clean) ..... their classroom by the time their adviser (arrive) ..... A) Cleaned, arrived. B) Cleaned, had arrived. C) Clean, arrives. D) Had cleaned, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had cleaned, arrived. 30. When she arrived, the show ..... (start). A) Start. B) Has started. C) Had started. D) Started. 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