This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3 (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!When I arrived at the cinema, the film had ..... A) Starting. B) Start. C) Started. D) Starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started. 2. Complete the sentence:I couldn't buy the concert tickets because I ..... my wallet at home. A) Have left. B) Was leaving. C) Had left. D) Did leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had left. 3. Your friend asks, 'Had you ever visited New York before our trip last summer?' What is the correct short answer if it was your first time? A) No, I haven't. B) No, I didn't. C) No, I wasn't. D) No, I hadn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, I hadn't. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. What is the negative sentence structure of Past Perfect Tense? A) Subject + did not + V.2. B) Subject + was/were + not + V.ing. C) Subject + had not + V.3. D) Subject + do/does not + V.inf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + had not + V.3. 7. El tiempo pasado perfecto usa ..... de los verbos A) La forma progresiva. B) La forma participia. C) La forma pasada. D) La forma base de los verbos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) La forma participia. 8. I ..... for eight hours last night. A) Have sleep. B) Have slept. C) Had sleep. D) Had slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had slept. 9. I was very tired because I ..... too much. A) Had studying. B) Had study. C) Had studied. D) Has had studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had studied. 10. Complete the sentence using past perfect tense:When the bell rang, the students ..... (to complete) their test. A) Completed. B) Complete. C) Had completed. D) Completes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had completed. 11. 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. 12. I ..... off the lights when the telephone rang. A) Had turned. B) Have turned. C) Have turned. D) Had turn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had turned. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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) Kraby Patty transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab had been sold it. C) Kraby Patty had transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. D) Had been Kraby Patty transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kraby Patty had transformed into Kraby Patty O'monday after Mr. Krab sold it. 16. 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. 17. Su Lee ..... in Hong Kong before she went to Canada. A) Has lives. B) Has lived. C) Had live. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had lived. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. I had read a book ..... I went to bed. A) When. B) If. C) After. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before. 23. 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. 24. Past perfect tense is known as the tense where it refers to ..... A) A time later than before now. B) A time earlier than now. C) A time later than now. D) A time earlier than before now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A time earlier than before now. 25. 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. 26. Steve ..... (sing) a song. A) Have sung. B) Sang. C) Has sing. D) Had sung. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had sung. 27. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film ..... A) Has starts. B) Had started. C) Started. D) Has started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had started. 28. The interrogative form is ..... A) Had you been ?. B) Had been you ?. C) You had been ?. D) Been had you ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had you been ?. 29. 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. 30. After the gardener ..... (sweep) up the leaves, he burnt them. A) Have swept. B) Swept. C) Had swept. 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