This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct. 'My dad had drove me to school before he went to work.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which is the negative sentence of the Past Perfect Tense? A) I hadn't eat a pizza before I went to bed. B) I didn't eat a pizza before I went to bed. C) I hadn't eaten a pizza before I went to bed. D) I hadn't ate a pizza before I went to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I hadn't eaten a pizza before I went to bed. 3. Combine these two sentences to best show the correct order of events:'The bus left. Then, I arrived at the bus stop.' A) When I arrived at the bus stop, the bus had left. B) When I had arrived at the bus stop, the bus left. C) The bus left, and then I had arrived. D) The bus had left when it had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I arrived at the bus stop, the bus had left. 4. Until 1932, the O'Keefe ..... on a farm. A) Worked. B) Had worked. C) Have worked. D) Has worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had worked. 5. I have lost my pencil. (The sentence is written in which tense?) A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Perfect Tense. C) Future Perfect Tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Tense. 6. Complete the sentence using the past perfect tense:By the time the movie started, we ..... all the popcorn. A) Eat. B) Had eaten. C) Eats. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 7. We ..... (not, go) to a concert even though we bought the ticket. A) Had not gone. B) Had not went. C) Had been gone. D) Had gone. E) Have not gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not gone. 8. Sam told me that he ..... the movie. A) Watch. B) Had watched. C) Is watching. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had watched. 9. When I ..... , the footballmatch ..... A) Has arrived-just began. B) Had arrived-just began. C) Arrived-has just begun. D) Arrived-just began. E) Arrived-had just begun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Arrived-had just begun. 10. After Lisa ..... dinner, someone came to her home. A) Finished. B) Had finished. C) Has finished. D) Is finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 11. Alisia ..... been on the rooftop when her twin sister looked for her. A) Had. B) Was. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 12. By the age of 45, Mr. Johnson ..... himself as a NGO leader. A) Would have established. B) Established. C) Has established. D) Had established. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has established. 13. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!When we had ..... dinner, we went out. A) Finished. B) Finish. C) Finishing. D) Finishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finished. 14. Athirah had ..... at the station before it got dark. A) Arrival. B) Arriving. C) Arrived. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived. 15. Steve ..... (write) a poem. A) Have written. B) Had written. C) Wrote. D) Has written. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had written. 16. Complete the sentence:By the time I arrived, my friends ..... all the pizza. A) Have eaten. B) Ate. C) Eat. D) Had eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had eaten. 17. Which of these is a correctly formed question in the past perfect tense? A) Did you had seen that movie?. B) Had you saw that movie?. C) You had seen that movie?. D) Had you seen that movie?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you seen that movie?. 18. Fill in the blank with the phrase that makes the most sense. The team was surprised they lost because they ..... a single match all season. A) Wouldn't lose. B) Hadn't lost. C) Didn't lose. D) Haven't lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't lost. 19. Someone asks, 'Had you ever tried sushi before tonight?' What is the correct short answer if you had not? A) No, I not had. B) No, I didn't. C) No, I haven't. D) No, I hadn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, I hadn't. 20. Which is the affirmative sentence of the Past Perfect Tense? A) I eat a hamburger. B) I had eaten a hamburger before I went to school. C) Had you eaten a hamburger before you went to school?. D) I don't like a hamburger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had eaten a hamburger before I went to school. 21. We had ..... our teacher before he moved in California. A) Visiting. B) Visits. C) Visit. D) Visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visited. 22. We use the past perfect ..... A) To talk about an earlier past action. B) To talk about specific actions in the past. C) To talk about actions between the past and present. D) To talk about later actions in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To talk about an earlier past action. 23. The moment he ..... his homework, he watched the match. A) Will do. B) Did. C) Had done. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had done. 24. Choose the verb that best fits the grammar rule for sequencing past events:When the teacher collected the papers, I ..... my name on mine. A) Didn't write. B) Wasn't writing. C) Hadn't written. D) Haven't written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't written. 25. Complete the sentence using the correct past perfect tense:By the time I called her, she ..... already ..... the news. A) Have, heard. B) Had, heard. C) Had, hear. D) Has, hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had, heard. 26. At the conference, scientists reported that they ..... a cure for the rare disease. A) Have been found. B) Have found. C) Had found. D) Would have been finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had found. 27. Identify the correct past perfect tense verb:She ..... her homework before she went to bed. A) Completed. B) Had completed. C) Will complete. D) Completes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had completed. 28. The students ..... in the classroom since morning. A) Had not. B) Not had been. C) Had been not. D) Had not been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had not been. 29. When I arrived at the party John ..... home. (Past Perfect Tense) A) Have gone. B) Had go. C) Had went. D) Had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gone. 30. A:Do you want a lift home?B:No, I ..... this morning because my alarm clock didn't go off, so I need to work late. A) Would have overslept. B) Have overslept. C) Had overslept. D) Oversleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had overslept. 31. Change the given verbs into past perfect tense.She ..... ( Live ) here all her life. A) Is live. B) Had lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had lived. 32. Choose the sentence that shows the correct use of past perfect tense: A) By the time she called, he had already gone to bed. B) By the time she call, he had already gone to bed. C) By the time she calling, he had already gone to bed. D) By the time she called, he already gone to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the time she called, he had already gone to bed. 33. Which question is formed correctly using the past perfect tense? A) You had finished your homework?. B) Have you finished your homework?. C) Had you finished your homework before the show started?. D) Did you had finished your homework?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had you finished your homework before the show started?. 34. Steven ..... seven movies so far this month. (Present Perfect Tense) A) Saw. B) Will see. C) Has seen. D) Will have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has seen. 35. My sister said that her pet ..... the meals by her friend. A) Bought. B) Has bought. C) Had been bought. D) Had bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been bought. 36. When I checked my phone, I realized I ..... (miss) three calls from him. A) A) had missed. B) B) missed. C) C) have missed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had missed. 37. My sister washed up the plates after she ..... (have) her lunch. A) Had have. B) Had has. C) Had had. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had had. 38. The insurance company answered the letter that I ..... (write). A) Had written. B) Had writted. C) Had wrote. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had written. 39. By the time we ..... (arrive), the concert ..... (already/start). A) A) arrived, already started. B) B) arrive, starts. C) C) arrived, had already started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) arrived, had already started. 40. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct for showing event order:'When my dad came home, I finished my homework.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect tense. A) They had left the house before it started raining. B) They leave the house before it started raining. C) They leaving the house before it started raining. D) They left the house before it started raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had left the house before it started raining. 42. I (drive) ..... for five hours when we arrived in the city. A) Had been driving. B) Had driven. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been driving. 43. Choose the correct form for each questions.I. Had Helmey not joined the Google Meet before it started? A) Had + subject + not + past participle. B) Had + not + past participle + subject. C) Had + past participle + subject. D) Had + subject + past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had + subject + not + past participle. 44. By the time she reached the airport, her flight ..... (already/depart). A) Already had departed. B) Was already departed. C) Have already departed. D) Had already departed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had already departed. 45. True or False:The past perfect tense is often used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 46. Fresh fruits and vegetables are very difficult for consumers to get, and they are expensive these days because a typhoon ..... across the island. A) Just swept. B) Is just sweeping. C) Had just swept. D) Has just swept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has just swept. 47. The Past Participle Form for GO is? A) Went. B) Go. C) Gone. D) Goed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gone. 48. The Past Participle Form for CHOOSE is? A) Chosed. B) Chose. C) Choosed. D) Chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chosen. 49. Aurora (work) as a manager in the hotel before her uncle (decide) to put up his own hotel. A) Worked, decided. B) Worked, had decided. C) Had worked, decided. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had worked, decided. 50. When my father got home, I ..... TV. for 2 hours. A) Had watched. B) Watched. C) Had been watching. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had watched. 51. My mom ..... your letter before she ..... it to me. A) Had read/ gave. B) Read/ had given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had read/ gave. 52. Before we arrived at the station, the train ..... so I couldn't catch it. A) Left. B) Had left. C) Leaves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 53. The children ..... (not do) their homework, so they ..... (be) in trouble. A) Didn't do / weren't. B) Hadn't done / were. C) Didn't do / had been. D) Haven't done / were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't done / were. 54. If Harry had ..... the bus to campus, he would have arrived on time. A) Took. B) Take. C) Taking. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taken. 55. Choose the correct past perfect form:Once they had ..... the cake, they served it to the guests. A) Baking. B) Bakes. C) Bake. D) Baked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baked. 56. I ..... the dental operation to be painful, but I didn't feel a thing. A) Had expected. B) Expect. C) Have expected. D) Am expecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had expected. 57. I had ..... a bath after school A) Take. B) Takes. C) Taken. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taken. 58. By the time I could talk to her, she ..... to quit her job. A) Decided. B) Had decided. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had decided. 59. Read the two events:1. I finished my homework. 2. My favorite show started. Which sentence best combines these to show the homework was done first? A) I had finished my homework before my favorite show started. B) When my favorite show started, I finished my homework. C) After my favorite show had started, I finished my homework. D) I finished my homework, and then my favorite show had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had finished my homework before my favorite show started. 60. I (save) the document before the computer (crash). A) Had saved, crashed. B) Saved, crashed. C) Saved, had crashed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had saved, crashed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Tense Quiz 1Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3Past Perfect Tense Quiz 4Past Perfect Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Tense Quiz 8Past Perfect Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books