This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Perfect – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You ..... (not tell) me that your parents wanted to visit Indonesia. A) Have told. B) Had told. C) Had not told. D) Didn't tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't tell. 2. After Joanna ..... her presentation, we ..... our questions. A) Had finished / asked. B) Finished / had ask. C) Had finish / ask. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished / asked. 3. She (never / see) that movie before last night. A) Had never seen. B) Has never seen. C) Never saw. D) Never seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had never seen. 4. '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ..... A) Simple Past. B) Present Perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past. 5. I ..... (return) the book when I ..... (finish) reading it. A) I had returned the book when I finished reading it. B) I returned the book when I had finished reading it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I returned the book when I had finished reading it. 6. Jimmy ..... the film that he ..... us about. A) Had seen/told. B) Saw/had told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen/told. 7. I ..... studied for 5 years before I left the Country. A) Have. B) Had. C) Has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 8. She (tell) me his name after he (leave). A) Told, had left. B) Had told, left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told, had left. 9. Did you have a bicycle when you were young? A) Past simple. B) Past perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 10. Up to now, Mr. Dadang ..... our class lot of credit A) Had given. B) Given. C) Has given. D) Was given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has given. 11. After the hurricane they ..... outside their houses. A) Had lived. B) Lived. C) Didnot live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived. 12. Mum ..... home at 8 o'clock last night. A) Arrived. B) Had arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 13. The expressions "after", "as soon as", "until" and "because" are used with: A) Simple Past and Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect. C) Simple Past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect. 14. As soon as you (go). I (want) to see you again. A) Went, had wanted. B) Had gone, wanted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went, had wanted. 15. He (not / study) for the test before he took it. A) Not studied. B) Wasn't studying. C) Didn't study. D) Did not study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did not study. 16. When I (wake) ..... up, Brother had left home for school. A) Woke. B) Waking. C) Had woken. D) Wakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woke. 17. My dog ..... to the park to take a breath eaarly in the morning A) Went. B) Had gone. C) Se fue. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 18. I can not belive she ..... my burger A) Ate. B) Had eaten. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 19. I ..... (be) so happy and I ..... (feel) great after I ..... (pass) the exam A) Were-felt/ had passed. B) Had been-had felt / passed. C) Was-felt / had passed. D) Was-had felt / had passed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was-felt / had passed. 20. The driver ..... his truck four times this year. A) Crashed. B) Has crashed. C) Just crashed. D) Been crashed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has crashed. 21. ..... in any good restaurants last week? A) Have you eaten. B) Did you eat. C) You ate. D) Has you eat. E) Do you eated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you eat. 22. I ..... in London for 3 years. A) Gone. B) Was. C) Have been. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been. 23. After he ..... a map, he painted it A) Drew. B) Had drew. C) Had drawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had drawn. 24. She would have married you if you (ask) ..... her. A) You'd (had) asked. B) You asked. C) She has asked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You'd (had) asked. 25. The problems of the French monarchy could not be resolved without a revolution because a convicted Scots murderer ..... (wreck) the French financial system in advance. A) Wrecked. B) Had wrecked. C) Wrecks. D) Had wrecking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had wrecked. 26. I did the exercise after the teacher ..... it to me. A) Explained. B) Had explained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had explained. 27. He ..... a song that I ..... before. A) Had sung/heard. B) Sang/had heard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sang/had heard. 28. After Fred ..... (spend)his holiday in Italy he ..... (want) to learn Italian. A) Has spent / wants. B) Had spent/ wanted. C) Spent / had wanted. D) Spending / has wanting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had spent/ wanted. 29. The factory ..... in operation since 1980. A) Was. B) Has been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been. 30. He (thank) Ine for what I (do). A) Thanked, had done. B) Had thanked, did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thanked, had done. 31. She (not / finish) her work before the deadline. A) Finished not. B) Did not finish. C) Not finished. D) Didn't finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did not finish. 32. In his whole live, Billy has never ..... snow A) See. B) Looked. C) Seen. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seen. 33. When I was young, we always ..... (visit) to Florida for the summer. A) Visited. B) Visit. C) Have visited. D) Did visit. E) Have visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visited. 34. Jill ..... (to phone) Dad at work before she ..... (to leave) for her trip. A) Had phoned, had left. B) Phoned, had left. C) Had phoned, left. D) Phoned, left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had phoned, left. 35. The telegram ..... just as I ..... the house yesterday. A) Come / left. B) Come / had left. C) Came / had left. D) Came / left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came / had left. 36. She was really active after she had had an energetic drink. A) Past simple. B) Past perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 37. What is the black bird special talent? A) Blowing himself up. B) Super speed. C) Blowing protective bubbles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blowing himself up. 38. He opened the door after he ..... on his trousers. A) Put. B) Had put. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had put. 39. After I (eat) rny supper. I (do) my homework A) Ate, had done. B) Had eaten, did. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten, did. 40. I ..... (see) John yesterday, but he ..... (run) so he was too tired to chat A) Have seen/ had been running. B) Saw/had been running. C) See/ run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saw/had been running. 41. They ..... (study) all day so when we ..... (meet) they were exhausted. A) Had been studying / met. B) Have studied / meeting. C) Was studying / had met. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been studying / met. 42. Alan watched TV after he ..... (HAVE)lunch. A) Had. B) Had had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had had. 43. I went to the grocery, then I ..... some milk and went home. A) Bought. B) Had bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bought. 44. We ..... two Big Macs before we went home. A) Had eaten. B) Ate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had eaten. 45. We have known our teacher ..... two years. A) Since. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 46. Choose the correct answer in the box:I ..... (not meet) my uncle and aunt before I went to live with them. A) Had met. B) Met. C) Hadn't met. D) Had meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't met. 47. They (already / finish) their lunch before the guests arrived. A) Already had finished. B) Finished already had. C) Had already finished. D) Had finished already. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already finished. 48. His mother ..... annoyed because he ..... his homework. A) Was / hadn't done. B) Were / hadn't done. C) Was / didn't have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was / hadn't done. 49. The cat ..... (KILL) the mouse after she had played with it for some time. A) Killed. B) Had killed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Killed. 50. How long ..... to get the diagnosis? It took so long. A) Have you waited. B) Did you wait. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did you wait. 51. I ..... computer games when I was child. A) Played. B) Have played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Played. 52. I ..... very hungry because I ..... anything yet. A) Felt / had not eat. B) Had fell / did not ate. C) Felt / had not eaten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Felt / had not eaten. 53. Marie ..... in Dublin since 1980 A) Left. B) Live. C) Has Lived. D) Had Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has Lived. 54. Before you said that the shop was closed, I ..... (check) it on my own. A) Had checking. B) Checked. C) Had checked. D) Has checked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had checked. 55. My mother and father ..... to Barcelona. A) Have never been. B) Has never been. C) Has went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have never been. 56. They (not / clean) the house before their parents came home. A) Did not clean. B) Not cleaning. C) Didn't cleaning. D) Didn't clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did not clean. 57. As soon as I ..... (hear) the voice, I ..... (realize) I ..... (meet) the person before. A) As soon as I heard the voice, I realized I had met the person before. B) As soon as I had heard the voice, I realized I met the person before. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As soon as I heard the voice, I realized I had met the person before. 58. Had you arrived before it happened? A) Past perfect. B) Past simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past perfect. 59. 'recently' is a signal word for ..... A) Simple Past. B) Present Perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Perfect. 60. Last week I [be] ..... very busy and I [have not] ..... the time to do a lot in the household A) Have been-Have not Had. B) Was-Didn't have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was-Didn't have. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 1Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 3Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 4Form And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense QuizPast Continuous Tense QuizPast Future Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books