This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Change the verb into present perfect tense.They ..... ( Play ) cricket in that field . A) Is played. B) Have played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have played. 2. By the time Sarah arrived, her friends ..... (leave) the party. A) A.) left. B) B) had left. C) C) leave. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) had left. 3. What is the negative sentence structure of Past Perfect Tense? A) Subject + was/were + not + V.ing. B) Subject + had not + V.3. C) Subject + do/does not + V.inf. D) Subject + did not + V.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject + had not + V.3. 4. El tiempo pasado perfecto usa ..... de los verbos A) La forma participia. B) La forma pasada. C) La forma progresiva. D) La forma base de los verbos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) La forma participia. 5. I ..... for eight hours last night. A) Have slept. B) Had sleep. C) Had slept. D) Have sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had slept. 6. Complete the sentence using past perfect tense:When the bell rang, the students ..... (to complete) their test. A) Had completed. B) Complete. C) Completed. D) Completes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had completed. 7. I ..... for 5 hours when my dad ..... home. A) Had been sleeping/ arrived. B) Slept/ had arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been sleeping/ arrived. 8. I ..... off the lights when the telephone rang. A) Have turned. B) Had turn. C) Had turned. D) Have turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had turned. 9. Why were you tired yesterday? A) I had studied all night. B) I study all night. C) I was studying all night. D) I have studied all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had studied all night. 10. I asked Sara if she wanted to go for a walk, but she still ..... her homework. A) Didn't finish. B) Hadn't finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't finished. 11. Change into positive form!"Had Kraby Patty transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it?" A) Kraby Patty had not been transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. B) Had been Kraby Patty transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. C) Kraby Patty had transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. D) Kraby Patty transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab had been sold it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kraby Patty had transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. 12. When I tried to use my laptop, I realized the battery (run) ..... down. A) Had run. B) Ran. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had run. 13. Su Lee ..... in Hong Kong before she went to Canada. A) Had live. B) Had lived. C) Has lives. D) Has lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had lived. 14. Gabby (practice) his song so hard before the event organizers (cancel) the contest. A) Had practiced, cancelled. B) Practiced had cancelled. C) Practiced, cancelled. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had practiced, cancelled. 15. We ..... for the bus for 2 hours before it ..... at the station. A) Waited/ had been arriving. B) Had been waiting/ arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting/ arrived. 16. Combine these two ideas into one clear sentence:First, he saved his money. Then, he bought the new video game. Which is the best way to write this? A) He bought the new video game after he had saved his money. B) He had bought the new video game after he saved his money. C) After he bought the new video game, he had saved his money. D) He bought the new video game, and then he had saved his money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He bought the new video game after he had saved his money. 17. My mother ..... my breakfast before I woke up. A) Was preparing. B) Had prepared. C) Prepares. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had prepared. 18. I had read a book ..... I went to bed. A) When. B) If. C) Before. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before. 19. 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. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) George goes home. 20. Past perfect tense is known as the tense where it refers to ..... A) A time earlier than before now. B) A time later than before now. C) A time earlier than now. D) A time later than now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A time earlier than before now. 21. We use Past Perfect tense in the following condition, except ..... A) An action which finished before another action happened in the past. B) An action that started in the past and continue up to another time in the past. C) Conditional If type 3. D) Showing how many times does something happen in present time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Showing how many times does something happen in present time. 22. Steve ..... (sing) a song. A) Has sing. B) Had sung. C) Sang. D) Have sung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had sung. 23. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film ..... A) Had started. B) Started. C) Has starts. D) Has started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 24. The interrogative form is ..... A) You had been ?. B) Had been you ?. C) Been had you ?. D) Had you been ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you been ?. 25. I ..... to bed after I ..... off the television. A) Went/switched. B) Had gone/switched. C) Went/had switched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went/had switched. 26. After the gardener ..... (sweep) up the leaves, he burnt them. A) Had swept. B) Swept. C) Have swept. D) Has swept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had swept. 27. Complete the sentence:The process ..... been finished yet. A) Have. B) Had not. C) Had. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not. 28. Choose the best pair of verbs to complete the sentence:When the movie ..... , I realized I ..... it before. A) Started, had seen. B) Started, saw. C) Had started, saw. D) Had started, had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Started, had seen. 29. We use the "past perfect tense" to talk about actions that happened in the past before another action. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 30. Complete the sentence:Before the game started, the team ..... together for an hour. A) Has practiced. B) Practiced. C) Was practicing. D) Had practiced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had practiced. 31. Complete the sentence:My friend was late for the movie because she ..... the correct showtime. A) Hadn't seen. B) Hasn't seen. C) Didn't see. D) Hadn't saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't seen. 32. My mother cooked the fish, after she ..... in the pool. A) Caught. B) Had caught. C) Is catching. D) Catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had caught. 33. True or False:To make the past perfect tense negative, you add 'not' after the main verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. My friends ..... letters to their parents before they went on vacations alone. A) Had written. B) Has written. C) Had write. D) Had wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had written. 35. The teacher wanted to know why he ..... a cellphone to school. (Past Perfect tense) A) Have brought. B) Has bring. C) Had brought. D) Had bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had brought. 36. Which of the following sentences is correctly written in Past Perfect Tense: A) Veronica had shoped a lot of things in the mall when her card was rejected. B) Veronica has shopped a lot of things in the mall when her card were rejected. C) Veronica has shoped a lot of things in the mall when her cards were rejected. D) Veronica had shopped a lot of things in the malls when her cards were rejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veronica had shopped a lot of things in the malls when her cards were rejected. 37. All past perfect sentences must have some version of the word ..... in past tense A) The. B) Is. C) Have. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 38. I ..... any money on the weekend because I ..... my wallet on Friday. A) Didn't lose, hadn't had. B) Hadn't lost, didn't have. C) Hadn't had, lost. D) Didn't have, had lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't have, had lost. 39. Which sentence correctly shows that seeing the movie happened before arriving home? A) After she had seen the movie, she had driven home. B) She drove home when she saw the movie. C) After she saw the movie, she had driven home. D) After she had seen the movie, she drove home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After she had seen the movie, she drove home. 40. Julie and Anne ..... (not meet) before the party. A) Haven't met. B) Haven't meet. C) Didn't meet. D) Hadn't met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't met. 41. Jun ..... in the carousel with her friends when you ..... me where Jun was. A) Had gone-asked. B) Had been-asked. C) Been-had asked. D) Has been-have asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been-asked. 42. Complete the sentence:I couldn't get on the bus because I ..... my bus pass at home. A) Had left. B) Have left. C) Did leave. D) Was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 43. Which sentence best demonstrates the correct use of past perfect tense? A) I gone to the store before it rained. B) I had went to the store before it rained. C) I have gone to the store before it rained. D) I had gone to the store before it rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had gone to the store before it rained. 44. Complete the sentence:I realized I ..... my keys in my locker after I got home. A) Had leaved. B) Was leaving. C) Had left. D) Had leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had left. 45. I ..... not have any money after I had lost my wallet. A) Did. B) Was. C) Had. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 46. Oh no! Gigi ..... just ..... (fall) down! A) Has, fallen. B) Has, fell. C) Has, fellen. D) Have, fallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has, fallen. 47. We ..... (enjoy) the movie until the power went out. A) Will be enjoyed. B) Has been enjoy. C) Have enjoyed. D) Had enjoyed. E) Had enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had enjoyed. 48. Translate:ELLA HA ESTADO CANTANDO POR HORAS. A) SHE HAS BEEN SINGING FOR HOURS. B) SHE WAS SINGUING FOR HOURS. C) SHE HAS BEEN SING FOR HOURS. D) SHE HAS SUNG FOR HOURS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHE HAS BEEN SINGING FOR HOURS. 49. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence correctly. By the time my dad got home, I ..... all of my chores. A) Had finished. B) Have finished. C) Finished. D) Will finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 50. By the end of 1932, they ..... their farm and moved to the city. A) Had already lost. B) Have been losing. C) Had lost already. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already lost. 51. Look at this sentence:'By the time the firefighters arrived, the neighbor had already put out the small fire.' Why is 'had already put out' a better choice here than just 'put out'? A) It sounds more formal and intelligent. B) It clearly shows the neighbor's action was finished *before* the firefighters got there. C) It suggests the neighbor and the firefighters worked together. D) It's the only way to talk about fires in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It clearly shows the neighbor's action was finished *before* the firefighters got there. 52. Fill in the Blank with the past verb that is in parenthesis:We ..... (eat) turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy before dessert arrived. A) Had eating. B) Had eat. C) Had eaten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten. 53. I had to have a break. I ..... so long. A) Drove. B) Had been driving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been driving. 54. ..... we finished it? A) Has. B) Will. C) Have. D) Had. E) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 55. Change the verb into past perfect tense.He ..... ( study ) in the library before he came to the class. A) Had studied. B) Is studied. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had studied. 56. We use the Past Perfect Continuous ..... A) To talk about an action in the past before another action happened. B) To talk about a period of time in the present before another action happened. C) To talk about a period of time in the past before another action happened. D) To talk about a period of time in the past after another action happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk about a period of time in the past before another action happened. 57. I had never ..... such a beautiful beach before I went to America. A) Has seen. B) Saw. C) Sees. D) See. E) Seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Seen. 58. I ..... (not/have) breakfast when he arrived. A) Had not had. B) Hadn't had. C) Hadn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't had. 59. What is the affirmative sentence structure of the Past Perfect Tense? A) Subject + V.2. B) Subject + had + V.3. C) Subject +V.3. D) Subject + v.to be + V.ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject + had + V.3. 60. We were late to board the plane because we ..... our passports. A) Had forgotten. B) Had forget. C) Had forgot. 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