This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Perfect Aspect – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Aspect Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A) On their arrival in Europe, the migrants ..... for up to three months. A) Had been travelling. B) Are travelling. C) Had travelled. D) Have travelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been travelling. 2. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:By next month, we ( complete ) the onboarding process. A) Was completeing. B) Had completeed. C) Will have completed. D) Has been completeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have completed. 3. I ..... never ..... but I would like to. A) Had worn. B) Had never been wearing. C) Have never been wearing. D) Have never worn a disguise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have never worn a disguise. 4. Before we had a practice match yesterday, I ..... (practice) tennis for at least a month . A) Have practiced. B) Had practiced. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had practiced. 5. The students ..... (work hard) yesterday. A) Had worked hard. B) Were working hard. C) Worked hard. D) Had been working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worked hard. 6. Part B-Perfect Aspects7. "We had gotten permission before we started." This shows- A) Present continuous. B) Past simple. C) Past perfect. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past perfect. 7. What is the correct form of the future perfect aspect for the sentence 'I will graduate from college next year'? A) I will graduate from college next year. B) I will have graduated from college next year. C) I have graduated from college next year. D) I had graduated from college next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will have graduated from college next year. 8. Doctor:Please come next month for a physical.Patient:I having had a physical this year. A) The action started in the past and continues to the present. B) The action was recently completed. C) The action is completed but is currently relevant. D) The action occurred over a period of time and is complete at the time of speaking. E) The sentence has a grammar error and is incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The sentence has a grammar error and is incorrect. 9. Don't worry boss. I ..... the project by our meeting tomorrow. Everything will be perfect, believe me. A) Will. B) Have finished. C) Will finish. D) Will have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have finished. 10. Keep working until you ..... the paper. A) Have finished. B) Will have finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have finished. 11. The children, including their father, ..... excited to go hiking. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 12. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:I ( train ) new hires for hours today. A) Have been training. B) Had been training. C) Have trained. D) Had trained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been training. 13. Choose the sentence that is in the past perfect tense. A) My dog had chased a cat earlier. B) The dog was chasing a cat when my mother saw him. C) My dog is chasing butterflies in the park. D) My dog chased butterflies in the park this morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dog had chased a cat earlier. 14. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:By tomorrow, I ( write ) the user documentation. A) Have writeed. B) Is writeing. C) Have been writeing. D) Will have written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have written. 15. It ..... all day today A) Has rain. B) Has been raining. C) Had rained. D) Had been raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been raining. 16. What does the simple aspect in the past tense capture? A) Actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. B) Habitual actions. C) Actions that will occur in the future. D) Ongoing actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. 17. Which sentence correctly uses the perfect aspect in the past tense? A) She has eating pizza yesterday. B) She has eaten pizza yesterday. C) She has eats pizza yesterday. D) She has eat pizza yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has eaten pizza yesterday. 18. What is the difference between 'I washed the dishes' and 'I have washed the dishes'? A) There is no difference. B) The first is present perfect, the second is past simple. C) The first is future perfect, the second is past simple. D) The first is past simple, the second is present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first is past simple, the second is present perfect. 19. Part A-Simple Aspects (Main Verb) 2. "I usually get a lot of email on Mondays." Here get means- A) Receive. B) Catch. C) Understand. D) Bring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receive. 20. The Present perfect is used for ..... A) Something that started in the past and continues in the present. B) Talking about our experience up to the present. C) Something that happened in the past but is important in the present. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. Before last year, I ..... the guitar since I was a teenager. Now I play every week, but I do think of it as a bit of a luxury. A) Hadn't played. B) Didn't play. C) Wasn't playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't played. 22. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:We ( contact ) the client twice already. A) Have contacted. B) Have been contacting. C) Has been contacting. D) Had been contacting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have contacted. 23. What does the perfect aspect allow us to do? A) Indicate ongoing actions. B) Talk about actions in the present only. C) Travel backward in time to indicate completion. D) Express habitual actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Travel backward in time to indicate completion. 24. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ..... (be married) for only 2 years when they divorced. A) Had been married. B) Were married. C) Had been marrying. D) Were being married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been married. 25. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:They ( finish ) all support tickets by the deadline. A) Had been finishing. B) Has been finishing. C) Will have finished. D) Was finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have finished. 26. We use the perfect-ing to express ..... A) Past actions that continue. B) Hopes, dreams, and schemes. C) Actions in progress. D) Future plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopes, dreams, and schemes. 27. I ..... the road when the car hit me. A) Had been crossing. B) Was crossing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was crossing. 28. Which aspect shows an ongoing action? A) Completed. B) Continuous. C) Perfect. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continuous. 29. I will have spent thousands of dollars making improvements to my home ..... A) When I was given one to use for work. B) By the time I sell it next year. C) After I get the new one next week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time I sell it next year. 30. What is the purpose of an informational writing? A) Inform. B) Argue. C) Entertain. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inform. 31. Dinosaurs ..... (live) on Earth for millions of years before they all died. A) Lived. B) Had been living. C) Were living. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been living. 32. Why is my bag here? Someone ..... messing with my stuff again! A) Was messing. B) Is messing. C) Has been messing. D) Had been messing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been messing. 33. I haven't ..... my computer ..... last Tuesday. A) Used, all. B) Used, last. C) Been using, all. D) Been using, last. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used, last. 34. Past perfect means ..... A) An event that occurred before now and finished at the time of reference. B) An event that occurred before now and before the time of reference. C) An event that occurred at the same time as the time of reference. D) An event that was on-going before the time of reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An event that occurred before now and before the time of reference. 35. What will happen first: "By Christmas, we will have finished the semester." ? A) Christmas. B) Finish the semester. C) They'll happen at the same time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finish the semester. 36. In about 50 years, most dialects of English ..... A) Will have died out. B) Will died out. C) Die out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have died out. 37. What does the simple aspect in the present tense capture? A) Ongoing actions. B) Completed actions. C) Habitual actions. D) Actions that will occur in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitual actions. 38. What is the formula for the continuous aspect? A) Had + past participle. B) Have + past tense. C) To be + ing. D) Will + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be + ing. 39. I expect ..... more than 300 paintings before I leave Florence A) To have seen. B) Will have seeing. C) Will have being seen. D) Will have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have seen. 40. By September, I ..... Arabic for three years. A) Will have been studying. B) Will study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have been studying. 41. After they ..... (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick. A) After they did eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. B) After they done eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. C) After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. 42. Has he ..... a car from a supermarket before? A) Buying. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 43. The new students ..... 15 minutes in the classroom before they realized they were in the wrong classroom A) Had waited. B) Had been waiting. C) Have waited. D) Have been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 44. They ..... each other since childhood, so the negotiation was surprisingly smooth. A) Had known. B) Have known. C) Knew. D) Have been knowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have known. 45. You WILL NEED the help of your parents while studying at home. A) Simple Present. B) Simple Past. C) Simple Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Future. 46. What can you infer from this sentence: "On February 8th of next year, I will retire from teaching" ? A) I will have retired before February 8th of next year. B) My retirement will begin on February 8th of next year. C) I know exactly what I will be doing on February 9th of next year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My retirement will begin on February 8th of next year. 47. She ..... just ..... to watch TV when the power went off. A) Was started. B) Started. C) Has started. D) Had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had started. 48. I've ..... my best friend for all my life. A) Known. B) Been knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Known. 49. "She works hard to get ahead in her company." Get ahead means- A) Avoid something. B) Return home early. C) Rest. D) Be successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be successful. 50. I ..... working in Italy. [and I still do] A) Enjoyed. B) Have always enjoyed. C) Have been always enjoyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have always enjoyed. 51. Emphasizes the completion of an action before a certain point in the past. A) Past Perfect Simple. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect Simple. 52. Choose the perfect aspect tense of the verb being used in the sentence.She will have studied in France in college A) Present perfect. B) Past perfect. C) Future perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future perfect. 53. The company has responded to my inquiry already. A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Future perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present perfect. 54. Which of the following sentences uses the Past Perfect tense correctly? A) When I arrive, they had already left. B) When I will arrive, they had already left. C) When I arrived, they had already left. D) When I arrived, they have already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I arrived, they had already left. 55. Jordan revised the essay that he had written last month. A) Present perfect. B) Past perfect. C) Future perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past perfect. 56. What's that noise?-What noise? I ..... anything. A) Haven't been hearing. B) Haven't heard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haven't heard. 57. I've been working full time for ten years, A) And now I want to work less and have fewer luxuries. B) After I get the new one next week. C) When I was given one to use for work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And now I want to work less and have fewer luxuries. 58. Which sentence shows an unfinished activity? A) Matthew trained for the race for three months. B) Matthew has been training for the race since August. C) Matthew has hurt his ankle because he trained too hard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matthew has been training for the race since August. 59. By the time we got home, they ..... the dinner. A) Had already cooked. B) Have already coked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already cooked. 60. Spelling Rule:If the verb ends in "-e" , you must remove the "e" and add-ing.Ex:Take-Taking A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. Next →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesPerfect Aspect Quiz 2Perfect Aspect Quiz 3Perfect Aspect Quiz 4Perfect Aspect Quiz 5Perfect Aspect Quiz 6Perfect Aspect Quiz 7Perfect Aspect Quiz 8Perfect Aspect Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books