This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She said that she(not/visit) the UK before. A) Hadn't visit. B) Wasn't visit. C) Hadn't visited. D) Haven't visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't visited. 2. Which action happened first? By the time Anna arrived at the party, everyone had gone home. A) Anna arrived. B) Everyone went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone went home. 3. ..... refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first-the tense makes it clear which one happened first. A) Past perfect. B) Simple present. C) Present perfect. D) Past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect. 4. She ..... any money to spend for the week, so she had to borrow some from me. A) Have not brought. B) Had not brought. C) Has not brought. D) Had not bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not brought. 5. He began to run after he ..... the cat A) Had been seeing. B) Had seen. C) Has seen. D) Has saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had seen. 6. The market staff said the payment ..... (not make) successfully. A) Had been not make. B) Had not make. C) Had been not made. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been not made. 7. Before he ..... a song he ..... the guitar. A) Had sung / played. B) Sang / had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang / had played. 8. We ..... to the mosque when the pray time began. A) Had gone. B) Had go. C) Had went. D) Has go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone. 9. When I (do) my homework, I (go) to sleep. A) Did, had gone. B) Had done, went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had done, went. 10. 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang ..... (begin) from last month. A) Had been began. B) Had been begun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been begun. 11. The children collected the chestnuts that (fall) ..... from the tree. A) Fallen. B) Had fall. C) Had fallen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had fallen. 12. Which of the following is not in the past perfect tense? A) Had she ever been in this bar before today?. B) He hadn't seen her when he first came in. C) Never before had he met someone so interesting. D) He had a strong hope that they would meet again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had a strong hope that they would meet again. 13. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses on the line. She (help) ..... gather fruits and nuts. A) Help. B) Had helped. C) Helped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had helped. 14. I returned home because I ..... (forget) my notebook at home. A) Had forgotten. B) Forget. C) Have forgotten. D) Forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had forgotten. 15. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses on the line. We (stop) ..... fishing when the lake froze over. A) Had stopped. B) Stopped. C) Stop. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had stopped. 16. I Can't Attend The Annual Day Celebration, Because I ..... (Forgot) The Date Of The Function. A) Had Forgotten. B) Has Forgotten. C) Did Forgot. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had Forgotten. 17. It ..... (rain) for one hour when the wind started to blow. A) Had rained. B) Had been raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had rained. 18. Which word completes the sentence?When he turned on the television, his favourite program ..... A) Has nearly finished. B) Had nearly finished. C) Had finished nearly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had nearly finished. 19. By the time you ..... to England, I ..... there for two days. A) Came/ had been. B) Come/ was. C) Had come/ was. D) Came/ was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Came/ had been. 20. I had ..... for three hours before he arrived. A) Wait. B) Waits. C) Waited. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waited. 21. When the fireman arrived ..... A) We have already put out the fire. B) We had already put out the fire. C) We had already putted out the fire. D) We had already puts out the fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We had already put out the fire. 22. Yesterday a boy ..... the snowman that we ..... A) Had destroyed / built. B) Destroyed / had built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destroyed / had built. 23. 9-He had no sooner done the ironing ..... the lights went out. A) That. B) Then. C) Than. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than. 24. The plane (leave) when they (reach) the airport. A) Had left, reached. B) Left, had reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left, reached. 25. Identify sentence that shows one event happened earlier than the other. A) When she arrived at the airport, she realized she dropped her passport. B) When she arrived at the airport, she realized she had dropped her passport. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When she arrived at the airport, she realized she had dropped her passport. 26. 2-Before she ..... to bed, she had cleaned her room. A) Went. B) Gone. C) Had gone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 27. William ..... in Boston for six years before he ..... to New York. A) Lived / had moved. B) Had lived / moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had lived / moved. 28. The two climbers stopped to rest. They ..... for hours and were exhausted. A) Climbed. B) Had been climbing. C) Had climbed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been climbing. 29. What is the interrogative sentence structure of the Past Perfect Tense? A) Had + Subject + V.3. B) Subject + V.2. C) Subject + had + V.3. D) Subject + had not + V.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had + Subject + V.3. 30. ..... YOU BEEN IN AMERICA BEFORE YOU HAD A LOT OF MONEY? A) HAS. B) HAVE. C) HAVING. D) HAD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HAD. 31. Past Simple or Past Perfect?We (live) in the house that my father (build). A) Had lived, built. B) Lived, had built. C) Lived, has built. D) Lived, built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived, had built. 32. The teacher ..... out when I arrived in the classroom. A) Has gone. B) Have gone. C) Had gone. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone. 33. Which is the question sentence of Past Perfect Tense? A) What is your name?. B) Where do you come from?. C) Had he studied English before he moved to England?. D) I hadn't eaten a pizza before I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had he studied English before he moved to England?. 34. Did this course start after you ..... your teacher? A) Meeted. B) Had met. C) Have met. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had met. 35. ..... when you got home? A) Had your husband had dinner . B) Has your husband have dinner . C) Had your husband have dinner . D) Neither option is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had your husband had dinner . 36. He ..... (marry) her two years before we met. A) Had married. B) Had been marrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had married. 37. It was sunny but very cold. The snow ..... yet. A) Wasn't completely melted. B) Hadn't completely melted. C) Haven't completely melted. D) Hasn't completely melted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't completely melted. 38. She ..... asleep by the time we got home last night. A) Had fallen. B) Has fallen. C) Had fell. D) Has fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had fallen. 39. "You and your friend are sitting in library and you are interested to tell your amazing habit a few months ago to your friend" Choose the appropriate sentence to express the situation above! A) I always visit the library every days until may 2020. B) I had visited the library every days until may 2020. C) I was visiting the library every Two years before may 2020. D) I visited the library every days before may 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had visited the library every days until may 2020. 40. The blue car ..... the street after the lights ..... red. A) Crossed / had turned. B) Had crossed / turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crossed / had turned. 41. I ..... my homework before my parents knew it. A) Had do. B) Had done. C) Had did. D) Has done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had done. 42. Just before I (leave) the country, I (send) a cable to him. A) Left, had sent. B) Had left, sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left, had sent. 43. The kitten ..... behind the cupboard since last night. A) Have hidden. B) Had hidden. C) Hide. D) Has hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had hidden. 44. Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?a) They have arrived yesterday.b) We had already left when she called.c) He will have finished his work tomorrow.d) She is going to the party. A) C. B) A. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 45. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense! She told me that she had ..... a lot before the exam. A) Studied. B) Studying. C) Studies. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studied. 46. Which sentence has a similar meaning? The film started. Then we arrived at the cinema. A) When we had arrived at the cinema, the film started. B) When we had arrived at the cinema, the film had started. C) When we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started. 47. Last week, our teacher gave back the essays we ..... the week before. A) Had wrote. B) Had write. C) Had written. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had written. 48. He ..... Spanish before he went to Spain A) Had learned. B) Learned. C) Has learned. D) Learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had learned. 49. What is the word used to connect sentences in the Past Perfect Tense? A) Big. B) Run. C) Before. D) Slow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 50. I ..... (not save) the document before the computer crashed. A) Had not safed. B) Had not saved. C) Had saved. D) Had not saven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not saved. 51. When I got to Mary's home, George had gone. In the sentence, which is the first action? A) George goes home. B) I go to Mary's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George goes home. 52. She ..... a lot before she opened her bakery. A) Baked. B) Had baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had baked. 53. The coach ..... rooms for everybody so there weren't any problems. A) Reserved. B) Did reserved. C) Have reserved. D) Had reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had reserved. 54. Had you ..... a bike before you bought this? A) Rode. B) Riding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Riding. 55. Did the students go home after they ..... (visit) the library? A) Visited. B) Had visit. C) Have visited. D) Had visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had visited. 56. My sister (wash) up the plates after she (eat) her meal. A) Washed, had eaten. B) Had washed, ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washed, had eaten. 57. When we arrived at the cinema ..... A) The film started. B) The film had started already. C) The film had already started. D) The film didn't started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The film had already started. 58. Interrogative sentences is A) Had + Subject + Past participle + Object. B) Subject + Had + Not + Past participle + Object. C) Subject + Had + Past participle + Object. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had + Subject + Past participle + Object. 59. Savanna waited until the party ..... to tell Summer that Julian liked her. A) Had started. B) Started. C) Had starts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 60. James told me you ..... (buy) the old vicarage two years before yourson's birth. A) Had bought. B) Had been buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had bought. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Tense Quiz 1Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3Past Perfect Tense Quiz 4Past Perfect Tense Quiz 5Past Perfect Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books