This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best option to fill in the blank:By the time the sun set, we ..... (finish) the hike. A) Finished. B) Had finished. C) Have finished. D) Finishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 2. When she went out to play, she ..... A) Hasn't already be. B) Hadn't already done. C) Hasn't already done. D) Hadn't been done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't been done. 3. I needed to know what ..... ? ..... to my dog. A) Had happened. B) Happened. C) Happens. D) Have happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had happened. 4. How long ..... Peter before he proposed? A) Did known. B) Have you known. C) Known. D) Had you known. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you known. 5. Mandy is very tired. She ..... not ..... well for two nights to rush through her project. A) Had slept. B) Has sleep. C) Have slept. D) Has slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has slept. 6. Mr Cheng has been a teacher ..... he was 22 years old. A) At. B) For. C) When. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 7. Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb in parenthesis.Before I ate one of the frozen treats, I ..... (run) hot water over the cup and had removed the treat. A) Run. B) Have run. C) Has run. D) Had run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had run. 8. Select the correct past perfect form to complete the sentence:By the time the presentation began, the team ..... their slides. A) Finalize. B) Have finalized. C) Finalizes. D) Had finalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had finalized. 9. We use the past perfect tense when A) We talk about the future. B) We describe what is happening now. C) We have an action before another point in the past. D) We talk about a long action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We have an action before another point in the past. 10. SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:She (go) ..... out to play, after she (finish) ..... her homework. A) Went, had finished. B) Had finished, went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went, had finished. 11. Is the sentence correct or incorrect? They had promised that they would get there on time but they were still an hour late. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 12. Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect form:He ..... (complete) the project when the deadline was extended. A) Had complete. B) Had completed. C) Completed. D) Has completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had completed. 13. What is the Past Participle of "Hang" A) Hung. B) Hang. C) Hanged. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hung. 14. They ..... (live) in that house for 5 years. They love it! A) Have lived. B) Lived. C) Live. D) Has lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have lived. 15. Complete the sentence:By the time we got to the store, they ..... all the bread. A) Sold. B) Sells. C) Sell. D) Had sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had sold. 16. By 1810 Napoleon ..... all his battles. A) Won. B) Had won. C) Has won. D) Have won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had won. 17. After my mother had locked the door, she ..... to the market A) Go. B) Went. C) Goes. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 18. We ..... not ..... any mails since we moved here a year old. A) Had received. B) Has received. C) Have received. D) Had receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had received. 19. Now you are telling your lovely mother that you had deleted the application of PUBG game when you prepared yourself to face final examination.What the type of the tense that is used in the sentence above? A) Past perfect tense. B) Past continuous tense. C) Present tense. D) Future perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect tense. 20. Choose past participle of be A) Was, were. B) Been. C) Be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been. 21. Which sentence has a similar meaning?Someone stole my wallet. Then I found my bag and the wallet was not there. A) When I found my bag, I noticed that someone had stolen my wallet. B) When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone stole my wallet. C) When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone had stolen my wallet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I found my bag, I noticed that someone had stolen my wallet. 22. Identify the past perfect tense in this sentence:'She had finished her homework before dinner.' A) Finished her homework. B) Had finished her homework. C) Had finished. D) Had been finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished. 23. What is the past participle of tear? A) Teared. B) Tore. C) Torn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Torn. 24. Choose the sentence that uses past perfect tense to show a completed action before another past action. A) He finishes his exercise before he went to work. B) He finish his exercise before he goes to work. C) He had finished his exercise before he went to work. D) He had finish his exercise before he go to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had finished his exercise before he went to work. 25. He fed the cat because no-one ..... it for days. A) Has fed. B) Had fed. C) Feed. D) Fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had fed. 26. SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:Ann (clean) ..... the house before she left for work. A) Had bleaned. B) Has cleaned. C) Clean. D) Have cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had bleaned. 27. SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:The plane (take) ..... off before the fire started. A) Taken. B) Has taken. C) Have taken. D) Had taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had taken. 28. By the time the bell rang, all the students ..... on the field. A) Assembled. B) Had assembled. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had assembled. 29. Which option best completes the sentence in past perfect tense? By the time we reached the venue, the ceremony ..... A) Had started. B) Starts. C) Start. D) Has started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 30. After we ..... (eat) breakfast we ..... ( go) to school. A) Had eaten/had gone. B) Ate/went. C) Had eaten/ went. D) Ate/had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten/ went. 31. Last year, we (go) ..... to the wonderful festival A) Went. B) Gone. C) Goed. D) Have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 32. Identify the past perfect in this sentence:'After she had studied, she felt prepared for the test.' A) Had studied. B) Felt prepared. C) Studied. D) She had felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had studied. 33. Identify the past perfect tense verb phrase.I wrote my report on food history after I had gathered a lot of information from books and websites. A) Wrote. B) Had gathered. C) From books. D) On food history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gathered. 34. Choose past participle of sing A) Sang. B) Sung. C) Sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sung. 35. What is the Past Participle of "Forbid" A) Forbidden. B) Forbade. C) Forbid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forbidden. 36. Formulate a past perfect sentence using the verb 'to finish'. A) She had finished her homework before dinner. B) They had finish their project on time. C) She finishes her homework before dinner. D) He has finished the book yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had finished her homework before dinner. 37. In the sentence 'They had left before we got there', 'had left' is in the past perfect tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. By the time the train ..... (arrive) ..... we ..... (buy) the tickets. A) Had arrived/had bought. B) Arrived/bought. C) Arrived/had bought. D) Had arrived/bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived/had bought. 39. It ..... hot these days A) Have been. B) Has being. C) Has been. D) Have be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been. 40. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect:They ..... (to not turn off) the sprinklers so I got soaked when I ran back to my car. A) Hadn't turning off. B) Hadn't turned off. C) Hadn't turn off. D) Haven't turned off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't turned off. 41. What is the form of past perfect? A) Has + V (pp). B) Had + V(pp). C) Have + been + V (ing). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had + V(pp). 42. After Eric ..... (to make) breakfast he ..... (to phone) his friend. A) Had made, had phoned. B) Had made, phoned. C) Made, had phoned. D) Made, phoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had made, phoned. 43. Identify the past perfect tense verb phrase.Before the Spanish came to the Americas, people in Europe had not known about tomatoes, potatoes, squash, or corn. A) Had not known. B) Had known. C) Came. D) Before the Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had known. 44. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in past perfect:I ..... (to not notice) the red sock in the machine before I put my washing in and it turned all of the white towels pink! A) Hadn't notice. B) Haven't noticed. C) Hadn't notices. D) Hadn't noticed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't noticed. 45. Identify the past perfect tense verb phrase.According to legend, after the Chinese emperor had ordered the boiling of water for health reasons, some tea leaves fell into the hot water by accident and he enjoyed the flavor. A) Boiling of water. B) Had ordered. C) According to legend. D) Enjoyed the flavor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had ordered. 46. They ..... (see) the movie before it was released. A) Had saw. B) Had seen. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had seen. 47. You use the past perfect tense to indicate an action that happened after another past action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. They were excited because the concert ..... (start) an hour ago. A) Started. B) Had start. C) Has started. D) Had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had started. 49. After Gaby had taken a bath, she ..... fresh A) Had felt. B) Feel. C) Feels. D) Felt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Felt. 50. True or False:The past perfect tense can be used to describe future actions. A) False. B) The past perfect tense can describe ongoing actions. C) True. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. Identify the past perfect tense verb phrase.By 100 AD the Chinese had formed rice and wheat into noodles for ease in eating. A) For ease. B) Had formed. C) Into noodles. D) By 100 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had formed. 52. True or False:The past perfect tense is used to describe an action completed before another action in the past. A) False:The past perfect tense is used to describe a future action that will happen before another future action. B) False:The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that is currently happening. C) False:The past perfect tense is used to describe an action completed after another action in the past. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 53. I ..... (have) a headache last night. A) Have. B) Had had. C) Had. D) Have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 54. What is the past participle form of break? A) Broke. B) Breaked. C) Broken. D) Broked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broken. 55. Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb in parenthesis.After we ..... (eat) all of the treats, we decided to make another batch. A) Have eaten. B) Had eaten. C) Eat. D) Will eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 56. When dad ..... (leave) home he ..... (forget) to lock the back door. A) Had left/had forgotten. B) Had left /forgot. C) Left/forgot. D) Left/had forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left/forgot. 57. Choose the correct sentence using past perfect tense: A) She saw the movie before, so she knew the ending. B) She has seen the movie before, so she knew the ending. C) She had seen the movie before, so she knew the ending. D) She had saw the movie before, so she knew the ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had seen the movie before, so she knew the ending. 58. After she ..... me with the housework, she went to meet her friends. A) Helped. B) Was helping. C) Have helped. D) Had helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had helped. 59. My eyes were hurting because I ..... at the computer screen all day. A) Had been staring. B) Had stared. C) Have stared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been staring. 60. SUPPLY THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PERFECT TENSE VERB:The children (collect) ..... the chestnuts that (fall) ..... from the tree, A) Had fallen, collected. B) Collected, had fallen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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