This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past And Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She (rehearse) ..... her song very well before she (sing) ..... in front of the audience. A) Had rehearsed, sang. B) Rehearsed, sang. C) Rehearsed, had sung. D) Rehearses, sings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had rehearsed, sang. 2. Louis had done his project even before the teacher ..... for it. A) Was asking. B) Asked. C) Asks. D) Had asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asked. 3. They (take) ..... a shower after they (finish) ..... the game. A) Took ; had finished. B) Had taken ; finished. C) Took ; finished. D) Had taken ; had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took ; had finished. 4. The team win the match before the fans arrive. A) Had won. B) Won. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had won. 5. Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence:They danced at the party last night. A) Danced. B) Singing. C) Running. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danced. 6. What ..... today? A) Has you done. B) Had you done. C) You do. D) Did you do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did you do. 7. The mother ..... a surprised party before she left yesterday. A) Promised. B) Has promised. C) Had promised. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had promised. 8. We couldn't find the house. It was clear that he ..... us the wrong add address. A) Gave. B) Had given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gave. 9. Choose the correct PAST PERFECT TENSE of the verb in each sentence.The witness ..... before the court adjourned. A) Had testify. B) Had testifying. C) Had testified. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had testified. 10. When Wilson reached home, he discovered that he ..... his umbrella on the bus. A) Leaves. B) Was leaving. C) Had left. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had left. 11. Choose the past simple form of the verb "BE" A) Being. B) Been. C) Was/were. D) Beed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were. 12. Rosette (walk) ..... for two hours when she (see) ..... the house. A) Walk, see. B) Walked, saw. C) Walked, had seen. D) Had walked, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had walked, saw. 13. The plane (leave) ..... by the time I got to the airport. A) Had leave. B) Had left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 14. After a ship (sink) ..... in the ocean for many years, it (become) almost unrecognizable. A) Had sunk, became. B) Sank, had become. C) Sink. become. D) Sank, became. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had sunk, became. 15. Last year, I traveled to Japan. A) Past Tense. B) Past Perfect Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Tense. 16. Their parents called after they ..... the wall. A) Had paintting. B) Had paint. C) Had painting. D) Had painted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had painted. 17. When he ..... (paint) the kitchen he ..... (decide) to have a rest. A) Painted, decided. B) Painted, had decided. C) Paint, had decided. D) Paint, decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Painted, decided. 18. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF BREAK ..... A) BREAKS, BREAK. B) BROKE, HAD BROKEN. C) BROKE, BROKEN. D) BROKE, BROKE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BROKE, BROKEN. 19. The villagers soon ..... that the child had told the truth about their mother. A) Realize. B) Realized. C) Had realized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Realized. 20. When I ..... (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport. A) Had got. B) Got. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got. 21. The villagers ..... that the mother really came back that night. A) Concluded. B) Had concluded. C) Concludes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had concluded. 22. Rewrite the sentence in the past perfect tense.I played tennis. A) I have been playing tennis. B) I had played tennis. C) I am playing tennis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had played tennis. 23. I was more than happy to see Tom again as I ..... him for ages. A) Didn't see. B) Hadn't seen. C) Hadnot seen. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't seen. 24. We (be) ..... late for the plane because we (forget) ..... our passports. A) Were, had forgotten. B) Had been, forgot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, had forgotten. 25. The ambulance just ..... A) Arrived. B) Was arrived. C) Arrive. D) Arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 26. All the tickets ..... (be) sold before the concert began. A) Had been. B) Were. C) Was. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 27. Alfred ..... before we ate dinner. A) Had arrived. B) Arrives. C) Arriving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had arrived. 28. Pinky ..... a big potrait of her mother. A) Draws. B) Drawing. C) Drew. D) Draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drew. 29. The City of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan ..... (improve) by the time the new policies had implemented. A) Has improved. B) Improved. C) Had improved. D) Should have improved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improved. 30. He listened to music after he ..... a film. A) Had watches. B) Had watch. C) Had watching. D) Had watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had watched. 31. I saw a movie yesterday. A) Past Tense. B) Past Perfect Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Tense. 32. I ..... in Mexico when I was 5 years old. (live) A) Am living. B) Had been lived. C) Lived. D) Live. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lived. 33. Before the students ..... the English online class, they ..... their breakfast. A) Attended, eaten. B) Attended, ate. C) Attended, had eaten. D) Attends, eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attended, had eaten. 34. I ..... my homework to the teacher after I had completed it. A) Submitted. B) Had submitted. C) Submit. D) Was submitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Submitted. 35. Choose the correct past perfect form (had + past participle) for each sentence:11. I ..... (set) the tent when you went out to gather firewood. A) Had set. B) Had setted. C) Had sit. D) Had sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had set. 36. Paul started reading after the teacher ..... the room. A) Had entered. B) Entered. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had entered. 37. After he ..... (have) his dinner, he ..... (go) for a walk. A) Had had went. B) Had had had went. C) Had went. D) Had had went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had went. 38. She told me that she ..... (work) in Germany. A) Works. B) Worked. C) Work. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works. 39. After the workers had painted the building, they ..... a rest underneath a tree. A) Were taking. B) Take. C) Took. D) Had taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took. 40. Choose the correct PAST PERFECT TENSE of the verb in each sentence.He ..... the novel before he saw the movie. A) Has read. B) Had read. C) Had reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had read. 41. Bob was sorry that he ..... (told) me the story. A) Telling. B) Had told. C) Told. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 42. Tristan ..... (show) his talent when the judges of San Martin I ..... (tell) him to dance. A) Should have shown / Should have told. B) Shown / Told. C) Had shown / Told. D) Showed / Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had shown / Told. 43. Forbidden to the touch A) Aggravated. B) Untouchable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untouchable. 44. Choose the correct form of the verb. By the time the principal announced the meeting, some of the teachers ..... home. A) Went. B) Had gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone. 45. Identify the past form of the verb "eat" . A) Ate. B) Eaten. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eaten. 46. The students submit their work before the deadline. A) Had submitted. B) Submitted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had submitted. 47. He ..... the novel before he saw the movie. A) Has read. B) Had read. C) Had reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had read. 48. Choose the correct PAST PERFECT TENSE of the verb in each sentence.I asked him to pay my watch since he ..... it. A) Had lost. B) Had lose. C) Had loosing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had lost. 49. Choose the correct pair of verbs that will complete the following sentences.Last night, he (refresh) his memory of the past lessons for the week as he (go) over his notes. A) Refreshed-had gone. B) Had refreshed-went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had refreshed-went. 50. Yesterday, the unexpected news ..... in the social media. A) Has circulated. B) Circulated. C) Had circulate. D) Circulates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulated. 51. Girl named Sandy and a dog named Lob formed a bad friendship. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Because she ..... (not check) the oil for so long, the car ..... (break) down. A) Not checked, had broken. B) Had not checked, broke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not checked, broke. 53. They ..... the meal for their mother. A) Cooked. B) Coke. C) Cooks. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooked. 54. I read the news after I wake up. A) Had read. B) Read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had read. 55. Choose the correct form of the verb. Jose Rizal ..... Noli Me Tangere before he worked on El Filibusterismo. A) Wrote. B) Had written. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had written. 56. Nobody ..... (come) to the meeting because Angela ..... (forget) to tellthem about it. A) Came, had forgotten. B) Come, forgot. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came, had forgotten. 57. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ..... (already, start). A) Had already started. B) Already starting. C) Already started. D) Has already started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already started. 58. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF READ ..... A) READ, READ. B) READED, HAD READED. C) RED, READ. D) READS, READ. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) READ, READ. 59. One day, our classmates went to a country park to ..... projects. A) Does. B) Did. C) Do. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 60. We use "had + verb in participle" to talk about actions that happened BEFORE another action in the past.(eg:She had seen the robber before he saw her) A) NO. B) YES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YES. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 1Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 4Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 5Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 6Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 7Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 8Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books