This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We use the present perfect tense ..... A) To talk about routines. B) To talk about past actions and present actions. C) To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now. D) To talk about general truths in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now. 2. They just ..... in the party when the bomb exploded. A) Has gathered. B) Gathered. C) Have gathered. D) Had gathered. E) Gather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gathered. 3. We had been dancing for ten minutes when the light ..... out. A) Had gone. B) Went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 4. I never answered the question ..... I had read it carefully. A) Before. B) Until. C) As soon as. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 5. Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense:Before the storm hit, we ..... all the windows. A) Closed. B) Close. C) Are closing. D) Had closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had closed. 6. You had ..... English before you moved to New York. A) Student. B) Will study. C) Study. D) Studied. E) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studied. 7. Berikut ini merupakan contoh kalimat dari past perfect. A) I studied present tense. B) I was studying present tense. C) I had studied present tense. D) I had been studying present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had studied present tense. 8. Fill in the Blank with the past verb that is in parenthesis:My parents ..... (want) to take everyone out to celebrate their anniversary. A) Had want. B) Had wanted. C) Had wanting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had wanted. 9. COMPLETE THE QUESTION IN PAST PERFECT TENSE!(What / Bob/ do) ..... that he was kept in after school? A) What did Bob do. B) What had Bob done. C) What have Bob done. D) What does Bob do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What had Bob done. 10. After they ..... (see) the movie, they ..... (go) out for dinner. A) A) saw, went. B) B) saw, had gone. C) C) had seen, went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) had seen, went. 11. George ..... many cars before he received his mechanic's license. A) Had repair. B) Had repaired. C) Has repair. D) Has repaired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had repaired. 12. When we got to the station the train ..... (Past Perfect Tense) A) Had left. B) Has left. C) Have left. D) Had leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 13. Here are two events:1. I saved enough money. 2. I bought the new video game. Which sentence best combines these to show that saving money happened first? A) I bought the new video game when I had saved enough money. B) After I had saved enough money, I bought the new video game. C) After I saved enough money, I had bought the new video game. D) I had bought the new video game, and then I saved enough money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After I had saved enough money, I bought the new video game. 14. The children (a) (not/do) their homework, so they were in trouble. A) Had not done. B) Hadn't done. C) Hadnt done. D) Hadn't did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't done. 15. True or False:In the sentence, 'The team celebrated after they had won the championship, ' the celebration happened before the win. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Jacob ..... already ..... (write) down their names. A) Has, written. B) Have, write. C) Has, wrote. D) Has, wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has, written. 17. I was disappointed because I ..... (fail) the test. A) Had failed. B) Have failed. C) Was failing. D) Failed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had failed. 18. He had to go to work by bus because his car ..... down. A) Has break. B) Had broken. C) Had broke. D) Has broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had broken. 19. After the man ..... home, he ..... the cat. A) Came / had fed. B) Had come / fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had come / fed. 20. Dad explained ..... his job due to stress. A) Why he quitted. B) That he had quit. C) That he'd quite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he had quit. 21. PAST PERFECT TENSE TELLS US SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE PAST ..... ANOTHER THING HAPPENED A) FOR. B) SINCE. C) AFTER. D) BEFORE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BEFORE. 22. When Anna won the Grand Siam in 2001, she ..... tennis for only six years. A) Played. B) Was playing. C) Had been playing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 23. Maria felt terrible during the interview because she ..... from flu since the previous day. A) Had been suffering. B) Suffered. C) Had suffered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been suffering. 24. Susan was late. By the time she got to school, the class ..... already. A) Have started. B) Had started. C) Starts. D) Was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had started. 25. I ..... anything since this morning. A) Had not eaten. B) Had not eat. C) Have not eat. D) Has not eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not eaten. 26. The cat hid under the chair because the children ..... so loud. (to be) A) Has been. B) Had been. C) Have been. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 27. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense! She had ..... in China before she went to Thailand. A) Lived. B) Lives. C) Live. D) Living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived. 28. You ..... not left yet. A) Would. B) 'd. C) Would had. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'd. 29. By the time I ..... (return) home, he had already left. A) Returned. B) Had returned. C) Have returned. D) Return. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Returned. 30. After Max ..... his breakfast, he left the flat. (to finish) A) Had finished. B) Had finishes. C) Have finished. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 31. ..... you ..... the mail before you sent it? A) Did-check. B) Hadn't-checked. C) Didn't-check. D) Had-checked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had-checked. 32. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense! The garden was dead because it had ..... dry all summer. A) Was. B) Is. C) Are. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Been. 33. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?a) I have finished my homework.b) She had went to the store.c) They will go to the party.d) He is playing football. A) He is playing football. B) She had went to the store. C) They will go to the party. D) I have finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had went to the store. 34. They said that he ..... for a meeting. A) Had gone. B) Went. C) Will have gone. D) Has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone. 35. The kids had ..... before their parents arrived. A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Eaten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eaten. 36. Jill ..... Dad at work before she ..... for her trip. A) Had phoned / left. B) Phoned / had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had phoned / left. 37. I ..... (not see) them before they joined my party. A) Have not seen. B) Had not seen. C) Did not see. D) Had not saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not seen. 38. When you finally ..... (arrive), I ..... (wait) for you all day. A) Arrived, am waiting. B) Had arrived, waited. C) Are arriving, waited. D) Arrived, had waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived, had waited. 39. This time, in the affirmative, is formed like this: A) Subject + Auxiliary (to have (present simple)) + Verb (past participle). B) Subject + Auxiliary (to have (past simple)) + Verb (past participle). C) Sujeto + Auxiliar (to have (past perfect)) + Verbo (past participle). D) Neither option is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject + Auxiliary (to have (past simple)) + Verb (past participle). 40. VINCE KISSED HER BOYFRIEND AFTER HE ..... (GIVE) HER A BEAUTIFUL GIFT. A) HAD GIVEN. B) GAVE. C) GIVES. D) HAS GIVEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD GIVEN. 41. We use the Past perfect tense to express that one action happened ..... another action in the past. A) Before. B) After. C) During. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 42. When she went out to play, she (do / already) ..... her homework A) Had already done. B) Had already do. C) Had already doing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already done. 43. They had not ..... from the tournament yet. A) Re turn. B) Return. C) Returned. D) Returns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Returned. 44. She had not ..... any English before she took private courses. A) Knows. B) Known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knows. 45. I (to be) ..... very tired because I (to study) ..... too much A) Was-had studies. B) Was-had studied. C) Was-had study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was-had studied. 46. He ..... (play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg. A) Had been playing. B) Had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had played. 47. He ..... (swim) for 15 minutes when he understood he had lost his swimsuit. A) Had swum. B) Had been swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been swimming. 48. Which past perfect expresses conditional statement? A) We wished we had brought our dog on vacation. B) The child had wondered how many stars were in the sky. C) If we had called ahead, we would not have waited. D) They had forgotten the answer until the teacher reminded them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If we had called ahead, we would not have waited. 49. What is the correct formation of past perfect tense?a) had + past participleb) have + past participlec) has + past participled) had + present participle A) Has + past participle. B) Had + present participle. C) Had + past participle. D) Have + past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had + past participle. 50. 4-He ..... eat his lunch until his father had returned home. A) Didn't. B) Doesn't. C) Don't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't. 51. On her first day at the driving school, we ..... very nervous because we ..... a car before. A) Were / hadn't driven. B) Had been / didn't drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were / hadn't driven. 52. Identify the verb in past perfect tense in the following sentence:She had already eaten dinner when I arrived. A) Eaten dinner. B) Had eaten. C) When I arrived. D) Had already. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 53. After the gardener (sweep) up the leaves, he (burn) them. A) Swept, had burnt. B) Had swept, burnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had swept, burnt. 54. We are studying ..... A) Neither option is correct. B) The perfect present. C) The simple past. D) The past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The past perfect. 55. ..... you ever dreamed of studying overseas? A) Has. B) Had. C) Have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 56. "She was watching a korean drama before she had an English online class" what is the appropriate past perfect tense related to the situation above? A) She watched a korean drama when she had an English online class. B) She is watching a korean drama before she has an English online class. C) She watches a korean drama before she has an English online class. D) She had watched a korean drama before she had an English online class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had watched a korean drama before she had an English online class. 57. The children had got up when their father arrived. Which of the following is correct? A) The children were up before their father arrived. B) The children got up after their father arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children were up before their father arrived. 58. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense! We were late for the plane because we had ..... our passports. A) Forgetting. B) Forget. C) Forgot. D) Forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgotten. 59. They had ..... hard to achieve their dreams. A) Working. B) Work. C) Worked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worked. 60. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice" He had helped you so many times '' A) You had been help so many times. B) You had been helped so many times. 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