This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Perfect Aspect – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Aspect Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:She ( read ) the setup guide before she started. A) Have been reading. B) Had been reading. C) Had read. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had read. 2. What is the role of the auxiliary verb 'have' in the perfect aspect? A) It helps form the perfect aspect. B) It is not used in the perfect aspect. C) It indicates the subject. D) It changes with the tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps form the perfect aspect. 3. He ..... the speed of 180 km.p.h, and he isn't going to stop! A) Will have reached. B) Has reached. C) Reached. D) Had reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has reached. 4. This is the fourth time I ..... to learn to dance. A) Try. B) Have tried. C) Have had tried. D) Will have tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have tried. 5. They might have ..... the decorating by the time we get home. A) Finished. B) Been finishing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finished. 6. The research ..... before the epidemics reached the village. A) Had done. B) Has done. C) Had been done. D) Has been done. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been done. 7. What is the correct form of the simple aspect for the sentence 'She (sing) in the choir'? A) She will sing in the choir. B) She singing in the choir. C) She sings in the choir. D) She sang in the choir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She sings in the choir. 8. Spelling Rule:when a one-syllable verb ends in vowel + consonant, double the final consonant and add "-ing" .AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS:(Select the correct answer) A) STOP-STOPPING. B) WRITE-WRITING. C) PLAY-PLAYING. D) ASK-ASKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) STOP-STOPPING. 9. Emphasizes the result or completion of an action rather than the action itself. A) Present Perfect Simple. B) Present Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Simple. 10. Jill ..... called me back yet. A) Hadn't. B) Hasn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasn't. 11. By next year I ..... in Italy for 15 years. A) Will have worked. B) Will had worked. C) Have worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have worked. 12. Which of the following sentences is an example of the future perfect aspect? A) I will have washed the dishes. B) I will wash the dishes. C) I have washed the dishes. D) I washed the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will have washed the dishes. 13. Before their fossils ..... , we knew nothing about dinosaurs. A) Had discover. B) Had discovering. C) Was discovered. D) Had been discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been discovered. 14. Indicates an ongoing action that started in the past and continued up to another 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: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 15. What is the correct form of the present perfect aspect for the sentence A) She had written a novel. B) She has written a novel. C) She will have written a novel. D) She writes a novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has written a novel. 16. By the time Thelma finishes answering her modules, Nanding, her younger brother, WILL HAVE SLEPT on the sofa. A) Present Perfect. B) Past Perfect. C) Future Perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Perfect. 17. The plane HAD LEFT when I arrived at the airport. A) Present Perfect. B) Past Perfect. C) Future Perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect. 18. Until recently, I ..... an alarm clock, because my dad always woke me up. But since I started university, an alarm clock has been an absolute necessity for me. A) Wasn't ever using. B) Hadn't ever used. C) Had used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't ever used. 19. Up till now, older generations ..... about language changing because dialects are disappearing. A) Have always complained. B) Will have complain. C) Always complained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have always complained. 20. I ..... for more than 20 minutes when I decided to leave A) Had been waiting. B) Have been waiting. C) Have waited. D) Had waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been waiting. 21. I could not answer the door because I (HAVE) a shower. A) Had. B) Was having. C) Had been having. D) Has had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having. 22. I can't join you for dinner-I ..... the report by then. A) Won't finish. B) Won't have finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't have finished. 23. What is the main verb form in the perfect aspect? A) It is always in the future tense. B) It remains in the past tense. C) It changes with the subject. D) It is always in the present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It remains in the past tense. 24. Perfect progressive or continuous aspectOmar ..... (to do) his homework for 1 hour. A) Have been doing. B) Has being doing. C) Have being doing. D) Has been doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been doing. 25. I couldn't get into the house. I ..... my keys. A) Had losed. B) Will have lost. C) Had lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had lost. 26. He ..... twenty cars in August. A) Sold. B) Has sold. C) Have sold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sold. 27. Which of the following sentences is in the Present Perfect tense? A) I am finishing my homework now. B) I have finished my homework. C) I will have finished my homework by 6 PM. D) I had finished my homework before dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have finished my homework. 28. When my daughter turns eight, we ..... here for 10 years. A) Will have been living. B) Will have been lived. C) Will have live. D) Will have living. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have been living. 29. Julie didn't arrive until after I ..... (leave). A) Julie didn't arrive until after I already left. B) Julie didn't arrive until after I had left. C) Julie didn't arrive until after I was left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Julie didn't arrive until after I had left. 30. After they ..... the books they went on their adventure. A) Had delivered. B) Will have delivered. C) Have been delivering. D) Have delivered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had delivered. 31. You look tired ..... enough? A) Have you been sleeping. B) Will you have slept. C) Have you slept. D) Had you been sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you been sleeping. 32. Formed using the auxiliary verb "have/has" followed by "been" and Ving of the main verb. A) Present Perfect Simple. B) Present Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Perfect Continuous. 33. My luxury has always been reading. I ..... three hours a day reading. A) Spend. B) 've been spending. C) Spent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spend. 34. Choose the correct Past Perfect sentence: A) He started already the meeting when I got there. B) He had started already the meeting when I got there. C) He had already started the meeting when I got there. D) He has already started the meeting when I got there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had already started the meeting when I got there. 35. Which of the following sentences uses the future perfect aspect? A) I have completed the assignment by next week. B) I had completed the assignment by next week. C) I will have completed the assignment by next week. D) I will complete the assignment by next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will have completed the assignment by next week. 36. I have difficulties to sleep recently. I ..... bad dreams every night this week. A) Have had. B) Had had. C) Am having. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had had. 37. If ..... your task, you can have a break. But if you ..... , keep working on it. A) Have finished, don't. B) Finish, don't. C) Finish, haven't. D) Have finished, haven't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have finished, don't. 38. Which tense is used to describe actions that are currently happening? A) Simple future tense. B) Simple present tense. C) Continuous present tense. D) Simple past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple present tense. 39. When she took that decision, she ..... A) Had already moved out. B) Had already been moving. C) Has move. D) Has already moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already moved out. 40. He ..... how to play guitar before he even joined the band. A) Had not learnt. B) Have not learnt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not learnt. 41. Which tense is used to describe actions that are happening in the present, past, or future? A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Simple Continuous Tense. C) Simple Present Tense. D) Perfect aspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Present Tense. 42. The following sentence ..... I'll have found my rain coat before it rains cats and dogs.Is an example of ..... A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Future perfect. D) Perfect-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future perfect. 43. Pamela ..... the same dress in several parties, it seems she does not like other A) Has been worn. B) Had worn. C) Has weared. D) Has worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has worn. 44. At the time Linh entered the room, all of the boys ..... (look at) her. A) Were looking at. B) Looked at. C) Had looked at. D) Had been looking at. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were looking at. 45. The man was sad that the dog ..... his neighbour instead. A) Has been chosen. B) Had been chosen. C) Had chosen. D) Has chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had chosen. 46. I went to bed after I ..... off the television. A) Switched. B) Has switched. C) Had switched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had switched. 47. John ..... me that day before you called. A) Had visited. B) Has visited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had visited. 48. Your team ..... the tournament by then. A) Will have won. B) Will have win. C) Had win. D) Was won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have won. 49. Debi ..... (study) for four hours when her father arrived. A) Has studied. B) Had studied. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had studied. 50. Which sentence using the past perfect tense? A) I will have eaten dinner by 7pm. B) I had eaten dinner before going to bed. C) I ate dinner. D) I am eating dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had eaten dinner before going to bed. 51. What does the future perfect aspect indicate? A) An action that is currently happening. B) An action that is habitual. C) An action that has been completed in the past. D) An action that will be completed before a certain point in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An action that will be completed before a certain point in the future. 52. Past continuous 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: C) An event that occurred at the same time as the time of reference. 53. The similarity between the perfect tense and the causative form in terms of the use of verb "have" is that ..... A) In both it is used as a main verb. B) In both it is used as an adjective. C) In both it is used as a noun. D) In both it is used as an auxiliary verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In both it is used as an auxiliary verb. 54. Tino and Budi, the new students in SD2 Medan, ..... running. A) Are. B) Have. C) Am. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 55. They ..... about the issue since morning but in vain. A) Were talking. B) Have been talking. C) Have talked. D) Are talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been talking. 56. Sandra(not write) ..... a letter to Tom since the beginning of the semester. A) Not wrote. B) Not written. C) Has not written. D) Have not written. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has not written. 57. He ..... three books so far and he is working on another one. A) Had written. B) Has written. C) Will have been writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has written. 58. I only joined the choir at university because I ..... anything else to do. A) Haven't found. B) Hadn't found. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't found. 59. What is the correct form of the simple aspect for the sentence 'They (play) soccer every Saturday'? A) They play soccer every Saturday. B) They will play soccer every Saturday. C) They played soccer every Saturday. D) They playing soccer every Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They play soccer every Saturday. 60. The teacher ..... (teach) 4 lessons. A) Was teaching. B) Had taught. C) Has been teaching. D) Taught. 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