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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We didn't need to fall in line because my wife ..... (already/buy) thetickets. A) Had already bought. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already bought. 2. The little boy ..... when his cone of ice cream ..... to the ground. A) Cries, falls. B) Cried, had fallen. C) Had cried, fell. D) Cried, fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cried, had fallen. 3. It (be) ..... cloudy for days before it finally (begin) ..... to rain. A) Has been, begun. B) Have been, began. C) Had been, began. D) Had have, begun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been, began. 4. PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF BEAR ..... A) BORE, BORE. B) BORE, BORNE. C) BEARS, BEAR. D) BEARD, BEARD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BORE, BORNE. 5. Choose the correct form of the verb.Before you arrived, the participants ..... the library. A) Left. B) Had left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 6. What (happen) when the students (come) home from the outing? A) Happened, came. B) Happen, come. C) Happen, had come. D) Had happened, came. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had happened, came. 7. The teacher wanted to know why he ..... a cellphone to school. A) Had brought. B) Had bring. C) Has bring. D) Have brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had brought. 8. The children ..... at the park earlier before the rain came. A) Played. B) Has played. C) Had played. D) Have played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had played. 9. Deb:(5) ..... (you / ever / be) on such a long ride? A) Has you ever be. B) Had you been. C) Have you ever been. D) Had you ever be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have you ever been. 10. Before she entered the room the man ..... A) Have saw her. B) Saw her. C) Had seen her. D) Have seed her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had seen her. 11. My sister ..... from her work when the pandemic began. A) Retires. B) Had retired. C) Retiring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had retired. 12. I ..... my best friend in 2015, but we ..... each other before that. A) Known, met. B) Met, hadn't known. C) Met, had known. D) Meet, has known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Met, hadn't known. 13. I ..... (not tell) my teacher that my mother ..... (help) me with my homework. A) Do not tell, helped. B) Did not tell, had helped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not tell, had helped. 14. Tom's father was happy with him because he (get) good marks at school. A) Has got. B) Got. C) Had got. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had got. 15. But we (see) ..... some beautiful rainbows. A) Seen. B) Sees. C) See. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw. 16. Choose the correct PAST PERFECT TENSE of the verb in each sentence.By the time I arrived home, he ..... to bed. A) Had went. B) Had go. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 17. When I asked for the receipt, she ..... it to the wrong person. A) Had gave. B) Had given. C) Had giving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had given. 18. Choose the correct past perfect form (had + past participle) for each sentence:12. Titanic ..... (sink) already by the time RMS Carpathia arrived to save the people. A) Had sink. B) Had sunk. C) Had sinked. D) Had sank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had sunk. 19. The witness (had testify, had testifying, has testified) 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. 20. The lights went off because we ..... (not pay) the electricity bill. A) Hadn't paid. B) Not paid. C) Didn't pay. D) Haven't pay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't paid. 21. When we finally found his house, everyone ..... (already/leave) for a club in town. A) Had already left. B) Already had left. C) Had left. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already left. 22. When we ..... at the station, the train already ..... A) Arrived, had left. B) Arrived, left. C) Have arrive, left. D) Has arrived, left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived, had left. 23. Choose the correct pair of verbs that will complete the following sentences.Nicole finally (choose) a course to take before she (reach) Grade 11. A) Chose-had reached. B) Had chosen-reached. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had chosen-reached. 24. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense? A) I had finished my homework before dinner. B) I finish my homework before dinner. A) I had finished my homework before dinner. B) I am finishing my homework after dinner. C) I will finish my homework after dinner. D) I have finished my homework after dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had finished my homework before dinner. 25. I ..... last year. A) Graduate. B) Graduating. C) Graduated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graduated. 26. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense? A) She had already left when I arrived. B) She already left when I arrived. A) She already leave when I arrived. B) She has already left when I arrived. C) She was already leaving when I arrived. D) She had already left when I arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had already left when I arrived. 27. He told us he ..... a big tiger. A) Have seen. B) Has seen. C) Have see. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had seen. 28. Richard ..... his friend when his brother arrived. A) Had meet. B) Had meeting. C) Had met. D) Had mett. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had met. 29. Anthony ..... Ryan before you introduced him to us at the party. A) Met. B) Had met. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had met. 30. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense? A) He had already finished his meal when I got to the restaurant. B) He already finishes his meal when I got to the restaurant. A) He had already finished his meal when I got to the restaurant. B) He finishes his meal when I got to the restaurant. C) He already finished his meal when I got to the restaurant. D) He has already finished his meal when I got to the restaurant. 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