This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past And Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When all the guests had left, the children ..... up all the party mess after the funeral. A) Had cleaned. B) Cleans. C) Cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleaned. 2. My brother ..... the cookies before our parents reached home. A) Has finished. B) Finished. C) Have finished. D) Had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had finished. 3. Choose the past simple form of the verb "FIND" A) Founding. B) Had found. C) Find. D) Found. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Found. 4. Last year Juan ..... (pass) all his exams. A) Had passed. B) Passed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passed. 5. If Mary ..... in the contest, she would have won first place! A) Was participating. B) Had participated. C) Participates. D) Participated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had participated. 6. The children ..... (not eat) for days so they ..... (be) extremely hungry. A) Had not eaten, were. B) Ate, are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not eaten, were. 7. After she had moved out, I (find) ..... her notes. A) Found. B) Founded. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found. 8. He already leave the room when the announcement start. A) Had already left. B) Left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already left. 9. After I had (switch, switches, switched) off the lights, I went to bed. A) Switch. B) Switches. C) Switched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Switched. 10. Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence:She walked to the store. A) Walked. B) Running. C) Swimming. D) Jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walked. 11. I (help) ..... him to do the task after I had finished my work. A) Helped. B) Had helped. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped. 12. He ..... (feel) very ill because he ..... (not sleep) well. A) Felt, had not slept. B) Feel, not slept. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felt, had not slept. 13. Yesterday, I ..... my assignment before I played mobile games. A) Had finished. B) Finishing. C) Finish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 14. Identify the past form of the verb "teach" . A) Taught. B) Thought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taught. 15. Sam felt confident after she had (practice, practices, practiced) the piece. A) Practice. B) Practices. C) Practiced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Practiced. 16. By the time the firemen ..... , the fire had destroyed many huts A) Arrive. B) Has arrived. C) Arrived. D) Had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived. 17. All the tickets (be) ..... sold before the concert (begin) ..... A) Had been ; began. B) Was ; had begun. C) Was ; began. D) Had been ; had begun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been ; began. 18. We ..... meat with my best friend yesterday. A) Ate. B) Had eaten. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 19. He stayed up all night because he ..... received bad news. A) Had. B) Will. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 20. Diane ..... (show) me the way to Starmall. A) Showed. B) Shown. C) Should have showed. D) Had showed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showed. 21. We (go) ..... back to work when we (eat) ..... our snacks. A) Went, had eaten. B) Went, ate. C) Go, eat. D) Had gone, ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went, had eaten. 22. By the time the principal announced the meeting, some of the teachers ..... home. A) Had went. B) Had go. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 23. The sun ..... (shine) yesterday after it ..... (be) cold for many weeks. A) Shone, had been. B) Shined, had been. C) Shone, was. D) Shined, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shone, had been. 24. We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occurred. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 25. She left before her friend ..... for forgiveness. A) Had asked. B) Had asks. C) Had asking. D) Had ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had asked. 26. I ..... (wear) my new dress last night. A) Weared. B) Wear. C) Wore. D) Wearred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wore. 27. Choose the correct past perfect form (had + past participle) for each sentence:15. The magic conch shell ..... (speak)! All hail the magic conch! A) Had speaked. B) Had spoke. C) Had spokened. D) Had spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had spoken. 28. When I ..... home, I encountered a menacing-looking stray dog. A) Was walking. B) Walk. C) Had walked. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 29. I ..... a new charger online last week. A) Order. B) Ordered. C) Had ordered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ordered. 30. We ..... (know) her address because she ..... (tell) us. A) Had knew, told. B) Knew, had told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knew, had told. 31. Rachel (work, works, worked) abroad for 10 years. A) Work. B) Works. C) Worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worked. 32. Choose the correct pair of verbs that will complete the following sentences.Jane (fly) to Singapore twice before she (go) to Bangkok. A) Flew-had gone. B) Had flown-went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had flown-went. 33. Everyone ..... (hug) each other after they ..... (finish) their exams. A) Hugged, had finished. B) Hugging, finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hugged, had finished. 34. Greta ..... French yesterday. A) Sent. B) See. C) Speak. D) Spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spoke. 35. Everyone ..... each other after they ..... their exams. A) Had hugged, finished. B) Hugged, had finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hugged, had finished. 36. I ..... (just/buy) a dress when a thief ..... (steal) my bag. A) Had just bought, stole. B) Bought, had stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had just bought, stole. 37. Derek ..... a loud screech before he saw the accident. A) Had heard. B) Heard. C) Hears. D) Was hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had heard. 38. After he ..... at the hospital for two years he decided to give up the job. A) Had work. B) Has work. C) Had worked. D) Have worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had worked. 39. Before the police ..... (catch) the thief, he ..... (steal) two more watches. A) Had caught, stolen. B) Caught, had stolen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caught, had stolen. 40. By the time the firemen (arrive) ..... , the fire (destroy) ..... many huts. A) Arrived, had destroyed. B) Had arrived, destroyed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived, had destroyed. 41. They (practice) ..... their dance numbers by the time the program (start) ..... A) Practiced, had started. B) Practice, starts. C) Practiced, started. D) Had practiced, started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had practiced, started. 42. We ..... (run) three other marathons before entering the Colourful marathon. A) Have been run. B) Run. C) Had run. D) Have run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had run. 43. Susan (turn on) ..... the radio after she (wash) ..... the dishes. A) Turned on, had washed. B) Had turned on, washed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turned on, had washed. 44. We ..... football when it started to rain yesterday. A) Play. B) Plays. C) Played. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Played. 45. Helen ..... (split up) with John before she met Paul. A) Split up. B) Had split up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had split up. 46. I ..... the movie before you mentioned it to me. A) Had saw. B) Have seen. C) Has seen. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had seen. 47. Choose the past simple form of the verb "CATCH" A) Catch. B) Caught. C) Had catch. D) Catching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caught. 48. Peter ..... to bed early last night. A) Don't went. B) Didn't go. C) Dose not go. D) Did not went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't go. 49. When she ..... (come) in, we all knew where she ..... (be). A) Came, had been. B) Had come, been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came, had been. 50. I went to play computer games after I ..... my homework. A) Had done. B) Do. C) Was doing. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had done. 51. After I ..... Helen Keller's Story of My Life I prepared a report on it. A) Had read. B) Had reading. C) Had reads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had read. 52. By the time Doris got to the party, everyone (go) ..... home. A) Had went. B) Had gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone. 53. When we ..... (arrive) at the station, the train had already left. A) Arrived. B) Had arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 54. When I ..... (get) to the park, I found out that I ..... (lose) my keys. A) Had gotten, lost. B) Got, had lost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got, had lost. 55. They ..... their football practice before it started to rain. (finish) A) Finish. B) Will finish. C) Were finishing. D) Had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had finished. 56. I ..... the design. A) Had prepared. B) Prepared. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had prepared. 57. She finish the article when the editor walk in. A) Had finished. B) Finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 58. I (submit) ..... my test paper when I (remember) ..... the correct answer to the question. A) Submit, remember. B) Submitted, had remembered. C) Had submitted, remembered. D) Submitted, remembered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had submitted, remembered. 59. I ..... a salesman before I worked for this company. A) Was. B) Had never been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had never been. 60. She stayed up all night because she ..... bad news. A) Had received. B) Received. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had received. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 1Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2Past And Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3Past 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