This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Perfect Aspect – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Aspect Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dinosaurs ..... (live) on Earth for millions of years before they all died. A) Were living. B) Had lived. C) Had been living. D) Lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been living. 2. Why is my bag here? Someone ..... messing with my stuff again! A) Is messing. B) Had been messing. C) Has been messing. D) Was messing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been messing. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. What does the simple aspect in the present tense capture? A) Habitual actions. B) Actions that will occur in the future. C) Completed actions. D) Ongoing actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitual actions. 8. What is the formula for the continuous aspect? A) To be + ing. B) Had + past participle. C) Have + past tense. D) Will + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be + ing. 9. I expect ..... more than 300 paintings before I leave Florence A) Will have being seen. B) Will have seen. C) Will have seeing. D) To have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have seen. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. The new students ..... 15 minutes in the classroom before they realized they were in the wrong classroom A) Have been waiting. B) Had been waiting. C) Had waited. D) Have waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 14. They ..... each other since childhood, so the negotiation was surprisingly smooth. A) Have been knowing. B) Have known. C) Had known. D) Knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have known. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. She ..... just ..... to watch TV when the power went off. A) Had started. B) Was started. C) Started. D) Has started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 18. 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. 19. "She works hard to get ahead in her company." Get ahead means- A) Return home early. B) Avoid something. C) Be successful. D) Rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be successful. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. Which of the following sentences uses the Past Perfect tense correctly? A) When I will arrive, they had already left. B) When I arrive, they had already left. C) When I arrived, they have already left. D) When I arrived, they had already left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When I arrived, they had already left. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesPerfect Aspect Quiz 1Perfect 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