This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) Forgotten. C) Forgot. D) Forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forgotten. 2. Complete the sentence to show the cause of being tired:I was so tired yesterday because I ..... well the night before. A) Didn't sleep. B) Haven't slept. C) Wasn't sleeping. D) Hadn't slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't slept. 3. Complete the sentence with the past perfect tense:She ..... (to finish) her chores before going to the party. A) Finishes. B) Finished. C) Finish. D) Had finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had finished. 4. Before the storm hit, we ..... (finish) our outdoor activities. A) Have finished. B) Had finished. C) Was finishing. D) Will finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 5. Before world war I, the majority of Americans ..... in rural areas or in small towns. A) Had lived. B) Has lived. C) Lived. D) Has been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had lived. 6. One of the options is INCORRECT: A) Having read the email, I sent the reply. B) Having had read the email, I sent the reply. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having read the email, I sent the reply. 7. Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. His father soon a (give up) ..... composing when he recognized his son's musical talent. A) Had given up. B) Gave up. C) Giving up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had given up. 8. Tom and Alex ..... (not/eat) the cookies. ( Present Perfect Tense) A) Hasn't eaten. B) Haven't eated. C) Haven't eaten. D) Hasn't eated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haven't eaten. 9. I had eaten dinner before I ..... to bed. A) Went. B) Had gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 10. True or False:The past perfect tense describes an action that happened *after* another event in the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Complete the sentence:I was not hungry for lunch because I ..... a huge breakfast. A) Had eaten. B) Did eat. C) Had eated. D) Have eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had eaten. 12. Maria did not go to the supermarket because she (lose) her purse. A) Had lose. B) Losing. C) Had lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had lost. 13. The bell ..... (already ring) when the bus ..... (arrive) at school. A) Had already rung, arrived. B) Have already rung, arrived. C) Has already rung, arrived. D) Had already rang, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already rung, arrived. 14. The car ..... ten times before it landed on its roof. A) Has been flipping out. B) Has been flipping. C) Had flipped. D) Flip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had flipped. 15. The baseball team ..... (play) well for the entire tournament. A) Had playing. B) Had play. C) Had played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had played. 16. The doctor ..... the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the medication. A) Had examined. B) Examining. C) Examine. D) Examines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had examined. 17. True or False:When describing two actions in the past, the past perfect tense is used for the action that happened more recently. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. After Fred ..... his holiday in Italy he wanted to learn Italian. A) Is spending. B) Has spent. C) Had spent. D) Spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had spent. 19. After leaving my house, I suddenly ..... (remember) that I ..... (forget) to lock the front door. A) Remembered, have forgotten. B) Remembered, forgot. C) Had remembered, forgot. D) Remembered, had forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remembered, had forgotten. 20. Sara ..... (forget) her money. (Present Perfect Tense) A) Has forget. B) Have forgot. C) Has forgotten. D) Has forgot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has forgotten. 21. Complete the sentence:By the time the firefighters arrived, the residents ..... the building. A) Had already evacuated. B) Have already evacuated. C) Were already evacuating. D) Already evacuated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already evacuated. 22. Last week I stressed out because I ..... the dress for my graduation ceremony yet. A) Hadn't bought. B) Did'nt buy. C) Had buy. D) Hadn't buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't bought. 23. Which sentence correctly explains why the team lost using the past perfect tense? A) The team lost because they didn't practice enough. B) The team lost because they hadn't practiced enough. C) The team had lost because they didn't practice enough. D) The team lost because they haven't practiced enough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team lost because they hadn't practiced enough. 24. By the time the teacher entered the classroom, the students ..... their homework. A) Have completed. B) Are completing. C) Had completed. D) Completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had completed. 25. Complete the sentence with the verb that best fits the grammar rule:By the time I got to the bus stop, the bus ..... A) Already left. B) Was already leaving. C) Had already left. D) Has already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already left. 26. After her mother ..... , she ..... an introvert. A) Had gone-became. B) Was gone-became. C) Has gone-has become. D) Went-had become. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone-became. 27. He refused to tell us where he ..... the bag. A) Was hiding. B) Had hidden. C) Hid. D) Has hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had hidden. 28. The sun ..... before I was to go home. A) Was set. B) Set. C) Had set. D) Had been set. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had set. 29. Complete the sentence:By the time I got to the cafe, my friends ..... all the good pastries. A) Already ate. B) Were already eating. C) Had already eaten. D) Have already eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already eaten. 30. The movie ..... before we entered the theatre. A) Has played. B) Play. C) Has played. D) Played. E) Had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Had played. ← 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