This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nicole Kidman got an oscar after she ..... brilliantly in "The Hours" . A) Had been played. B) Had played. C) Played. D) Has played. E) Has been played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had played. 2. Before it ..... (start) to rain, I ..... (reach) the station. A) Started, have reached. B) Started, has reached. C) Started, had reached. D) Started, reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started, had reached. 3. I couldn't go out because I had broken my leg.From the passage, which sentence is the event that happened first? A) I had broken my leg. B) I hadn't broken my leg. C) I could go out. D) I couldn't go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't go out. 4. He bought a plane ticket to Paris because he ..... never ..... the Eiffel Tower. A) Had seen. B) Hadn't seen. C) Have seen. D) Had, see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 5. When she arrived, the match ..... A) Already had started. B) Had already started. C) Had already start. D) Already had start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already started. 6. Change the verb into present perfect tense.He ..... ( go ) to the library. A) Has gone. B) Has go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has gone. 7. Past perfect tense is used to express an action that was completed before another action occurred. A) True. B) False. C) I don't know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. She ..... (watch) a video after the children ..... (go) to bed. A) Watched-had gone. B) Had watched-gone. C) Watch-had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched-had gone. 9. After they ..... (finish) their homework, they watched TV. A) Finished. B) Finish. C) Had finished. D) Were finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished. 10. We ..... (be) late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports. A) Were. B) Have been. C) Had been. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 11. Dinosaurs ..... hundreds of millions of years ago. A) Lived. B) Had lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived. 12. .... Mario ..... (sleep) before I came? A) Will, slept. B) Had, slept. C) Have, sleep. D) Was, slept. E) Had, sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had, slept. 13. We use the present perfect continuous to ..... A) Talk about specific actions in the past. B) Talk about actions that no longer happen. C) To talk about actions which started in the past and are still happenning now. D) To talk about actions which started in the present and are still happenning now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk about actions which started in the past and are still happenning now. 14. Complete the sentence:By the time we arrived, the movie ..... already started. A) Had. B) Having. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 15. I ..... a new camera before I went to London. A) Has bought. B) Had bought. C) Had buy. D) Have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had bought. 16. Why are your clothes so wet? A) I have ben washing the car. B) I have washed the car. C) I have washing the car. D) I have been washing the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have been washing the car. 17. Pina (force) herself to go to kitchen after her mother (ask) her to cook A) Forced, asked. B) Had forced, asked. C) Forced, had asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forced, had asked. 18. Which of the following structures is the correct for the Past Perfect Tense? A) Subject + have/has + verb simple past form. B) Subject + had + verb in infinitive form. C) Subject + had + verb in past participle form. D) Subject + have/has + verb in past participle form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + had + verb in past participle form. 19. He ..... to Hawaii many times. (Present Perfect Tense) A) Was going. B) Have been. C) Went. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been. 20. How long has Jane been a writer? A) Never. B) For his lifetime. C) For about 22 years. D) Since 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For about 22 years. 21. Louis ..... (give) me a present. (Present Perfect Tense) A) Has given. B) Have gave. C) Has gave. D) Have given. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has given. 22. Tom ..... his homework before he watched TV. A) Did. B) Had done. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had done. 23. Complete the sentence using the past perfect tense:By the time we got to the theater, the movie ..... A) Has started. B) Start. C) Had started. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had started. 24. What is the correct past perfect form of "I do the laundry" ? A) I have done the laundry. B) I had done the laundry. C) I did the laundry. D) I had did the laundry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had done the laundry. 25. He recognized his penpal easily because he (see) his photo before. A) Sees. B) Had seen. C) Has seen. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had seen. 26. She didn't go to the party because she ..... (not receive) an invitation. A) Wasn't receiving. B) Hadn't received. C) Didn't receive. D) Hasn't received. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't received. 27. Complete the sentence:Chocolate ..... already been packaged . A) Has. B) Had. C) Had not. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 28. Susan ..... before we met in the restaurant. A) Eaten. B) Eat. C) Ate. D) Had eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had eaten. 29. Which option shows the correct way to build the past perfect tense? A) Had + past participle. B) Was + verb-ing. C) Have + past participle. D) Will have + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had + past participle. 30. True or False:The past perfect tense always uses the helping verb 'had' with the main verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Bob had ..... and he got the job. A) Graduated. B) Graduate. C) Graduating. D) Graduates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graduated. 32. Change the verb into present perfect tense.Congratulations! You ..... (come ) first in the spelling test. A) Had come. B) Have come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have come. 33. ..... the doctor examined the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the medication? A) Does. B) Do. C) Did. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 34. Nobody explained why the project had ..... on time. A) Not completed. B) N't been completed. C) Complete. D) N't complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not completed. 35. He missed the bus because he ..... late. A) Got up. B) Gets. C) Has got up. D) Had gotten up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had gotten up. 36. It had begun to rain when I ..... A) I have gone out. B) Had gone out. C) Was going out. D) Went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went out. 37. We ..... the car for five years when we ..... it. A) Had had/sold. B) Had have/sold. C) Had/had sold. D) Had had/had sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had/sold. 38. True or False:The past perfect tense is used to indicate an action that happened before a specific time in the past. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. True or False:In the sentence 'Before we moved here, we had lived in Texas for ten years.', the past perfect tense indicates a duration of time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Past perfect is the form of a verb that expresses an action completed ..... a particular point in the ..... , formed in English with had and the past participle. A) Before, present. B) After, past. C) After, present. D) Before, past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before, past. 41. Fill in the Blank with the past verb that is in parenthesis:The cat ..... (go) into my bedroom while we ate dinner. A) Had go. B) Had gone. C) Had going. D) Had goed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone. 42. He ..... to Japan before 2011. A) Had not been. B) Had not be. C) Had not is. D) Had not was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been. 43. I ..... a blogger before my brother taught me how to post an article. A) Had not been. B) Was not been. C) Had been. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been. 44. Which sentence shows the correct way to make the past perfect tense negative? A) She hasn't seen the movie before. B) She hadn't seen the movie before. C) She didn't saw the movie before. D) She had saw not the movie before. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She hadn't seen the movie before. 45. He couldn't call anyone because he ..... his phone with him. A) Hadn't brought. B) Brought. C) Has brought. D) Is brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't brought. 46. She had never seen a bear before she ..... to Alaska. A) Had moved. B) Move. C) Moves. D) Moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moved. 47. Complete the sentence:I had finished my homework ..... A) When I went to bed. B) When I go to bed. C) When I goes to bed. D) When I gone to bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When I went to bed. 48. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!We were late for the plane because we had ..... our passports. A) Forgot. B) Forget. C) Forgotten. D) Forgetting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forgotten. 49. Complete the sentence to show the cause of being tired:I was so tired yesterday because I ..... well the night before. A) Haven't slept. B) Hadn't slept. C) Wasn't sleeping. D) Didn't sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't slept. 50. Complete the sentence with the past perfect tense:She ..... (to finish) her chores before going to the party. A) Finished. B) Had finished. C) Finishes. D) Finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 51. Before the storm hit, we ..... (finish) our outdoor activities. A) Had finished. B) Have finished. C) Will finish. D) Was finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished. 52. Before world war I, the majority of Americans ..... in rural areas or in small towns. A) Lived. B) Has lived. C) Has been living. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had lived. 53. 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. 54. 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. 55. Tom and Alex ..... (not/eat) the cookies. ( Present Perfect Tense) A) Hasn't eaten. B) Hasn't eated. C) Haven't eated. D) Haven't eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haven't eaten. 56. 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. 57. Complete the sentence:I was not hungry for lunch because I ..... a huge breakfast. A) Had eaten. B) Had eated. C) Did eat. D) Have eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had eaten. 58. 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. 59. The bell ..... (already ring) when the bus ..... (arrive) at school. A) Had already rung, arrived. B) Has already rung, arrived. C) Had already rang, arrived. D) Have already rung, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already rung, arrived. 60. The car ..... ten times before it landed on its roof. A) Had flipped. B) Flip. C) Has been flipping. D) Has been flipping out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had flipped. ← 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 8Past Perfect Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books