This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Perfect Aspect – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Aspect Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does got mean in this sentence? A) To become. B) To obtain. C) To travel. D) To understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To obtain. 2. How long ..... writing that paper? By the time you finally hand it in, ..... our marks already. A) Had been writing-we had been getting. B) Had you-we had got. C) Will you have been-we will have got. D) Have you been-we'll have got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have you been-we'll have got. 3. Mariel and Annie (talk) ..... to their landlord many times about the broken light fixture in their kitchen. A) Has talked. B) Have talked. C) Talked. D) Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have talked. 4. Which sentence focuses on the completion of an activity? A) I've just been reading the email, so I'm a little distracted. B) I've just read the email, so I'm a little distracted. C) I'd been reading an email that morning, so I was a little distracted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I've just read the email, so I'm a little distracted. 5. The new mayor is said to ..... money for the local non-profit organisation. A) Has raised. B) Have raised. C) Has risen. D) Have risen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have raised. 6. Which sentence shows a correct use of Future Perfect? A) By next year, she will have worked here for five years. B) By next year, she will be working here for five years. C) By next year, she will have work here for five years. D) By next year, she will have been working here for five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By next year, she will have worked here for five years. 7. In the sentence 'They had finished their chores before dinner, ' what does the perfect aspect emphasize? A) The fact that their chores are now complete. B) The fact that they are doing their chores. C) The fact that they finished their chores. D) The fact that they will do their chores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fact that their chores are now complete. 8. I have ..... every day waiting for you. A) Die. B) Dying. C) Death. D) Died. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Died. 9. The following sentence ..... She expects to have finished painting the house before Sunday.Is an example of ..... A) Future perfect. B) Perfect infinitive. C) Past perfect. D) Perfect continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect infinitive. 10. When I arrived at the cinema, the film ..... (start). A) When I arrived at the cinema, the film will started. B) When I arrived at the cinema, the film almost started. C) When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started. 11. The press photographers ..... outside the court since the trial started. A) Have stood. B) Have been standing. C) Will have been standing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been standing. 12. I ..... myself as a go-getter. It's just the sort of person I am. A) 've always seen. B) Always seen. C) 've always saw. D) Will always have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 've always seen. 13. Eve ..... most of the book before she saw the film. A) Been reading. B) Read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read. 14. Formed using the auxiliary verb "have/has" followed by the past participle 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: A) Present Perfect Simple. 15. She's ..... at the office late ..... A) Arrived, all week. B) Arrived, yet. C) Been arriving, yet. D) Been arriving, all week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Been arriving, all week. 16. When I travel to Hong Kong next year, I ..... Cantonese for over four years, so I think I'll be ready. A) Will study. B) Will be studying. C) Will have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have studied. 17. Which of the following is NOT a form of the perfect aspect? A) Present perfect. B) Present continuous. C) Past perfect. D) Future perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present continuous. 18. By the end of the week we ..... with this fund for a year and ..... over $ 1 million for them. A) Will have worked; will have been raising. B) Will have worked; have been raising. C) Will have been working; will have been raising. D) Will have been working; will have raised. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have been working; will have raised. 19. I ..... very hard for tomorrow's test. A) Had study. B) Have studied. C) Will studied. D) Will have study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have studied. 20. I ..... in the same place my whole life. A) Lived. B) Have lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have lived. 21. The stranger appeared to ..... there all his life. A) Has lived. B) Have been lived. C) Have lived. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have lived. 22. Identify the Future Perfect sentence: A) By the time you finish, I will have cooked dinner. B) By the time you finish, I had cooked dinner. C) By the time you will finish, I cooked dinner. D) By the time you finished, I have cooked dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the time you finish, I will have cooked dinner. 23. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:We ( review ) the project before the deadline was moved. A) Was reviewing. B) Have been reviewing. C) Had reviewed. D) Had been reviewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had reviewed. 24. We were late for the plane because we ..... (forgot)our passports. A) We were late for the plane because we just forgot our passports. B) We were late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports. C) We were late for the plane because we have forgotten our passports. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We were late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports. 25. Nandini working as a teacher ..... her boyfriend for the last 3 years. A) Am loving. B) Has loved. C) Loved. D) Have loved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has loved. 26. I decided to skip the workout. I was too tired because ..... A) I'd worked all day. B) I've been working all day. C) I was working hard. D) I'd been working all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'd been working all day. 27. Choose the Present Perfect sentence: A) I will have read that book already. B) I had read that book already. C) I have read that book already. D) I read that book already. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have read that book already. 28. Indicates an action that started in the past and is still ongoing 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. 29. I was accused of ..... A) Having lied. B) I had lied. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having lied. 30. The office was empty when I arrived becauseeveryone A) Was having lunch. B) Had been having. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was having lunch. 31. In the sentence 'They will have visited their grandparents by next week', which tense and aspect is used for the verb 'will have visited'? A) Simple present tense. B) Simple future tense. C) Simple past tense. D) Perfect future tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perfect future tense. 32. Which action happened first in: "The movie had started when I arrived at the cinema" ? A) Movie start. B) Arrival to the cinema. C) Both happened at the same time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movie start. 33. Which verb is LEAST likely to be used in a continuous perfect form? A) Live. B) Work. C) Study. D) Know. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Know. 34. I ..... never seen snow before I moved to Iceland last year. A) Had. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 35. I ..... there many times. A) Have been. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been. 36. "We decided to get away for the weekend." Here get away means- A) Travel for work. B) Return home. C) Recover. D) Escape or take a break. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Escape or take a break. 37. ..... there anyone in the room? A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 38. Demonstrators (BLOCK) the road for long hours when police came and disperced the crowd A) Blocked. B) Had been blocking. C) Had blocked. D) Were blocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been blocking. 39. What can you infer from this sentence: "By February 8th of next year I'll have retired from teaching" ? A) I will not be teaching on February 8th of next year. B) I will be working on February 8th. C) My retirement will start on February 8th. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will not be teaching on February 8th of next year. 40. The film ..... by the time we got to the cinema. A) Had start. B) Had started. C) Has started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had started. 41. She ..... all of the glasses by the end of the party. A) 'll have broken. B) 'll be breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'll have broken. 42. When the witness ..... giving her evidence, she can leave the witness box. A) Will have finished. B) Has finished. C) Had finished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has finished. 43. ..... finished my report I sent it to my boss and fell sleep. A) Had finished. B) Finishing. C) Has finished. D) Having finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having finished. 44. Did you sell you Toyota?-Yes, I ..... for more than 10 years. It was time to move on. A) Had been having. B) Have been having. C) Have had. D) Had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had had. 45. Kate Middleton appeared in public only two hours after ..... ! A) She's given birth. B) She'd given birth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She'd given birth. 46. Which of the following is an example of the present perfect aspect? A) I washed the dishes. B) I have washed the dishes. C) I am washing the dishes. D) I will wash the dishes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have washed the dishes. 47. You seem ..... who you're talking to. A) To have forgotten. B) Will have forgotten. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have forgotten. 48. I ..... mentioned your name before. A) Will. B) Is. C) Have. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 49. Emphasizes the duration of an action before another past event or time. 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. 50. In British English, got is used where American English uses- A) Gotten. B) Getted. C) Getting. D) Gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gotten. 51. By the time you arrive, I ..... something spectacular and dinner will be on the table waiting for you. A) Will cook. B) Will have cooked. C) Will be cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have cooked. 52. We have discovered that for many years she ..... beautiful pictures A) Paints. B) Painted. C) Will have painted. D) Had been painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been painting. 53. I'm sure I ..... by then. A) Will finish. B) Will have finished. C) Have finished. D) Finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have finished. 54. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:By the end of the year, the team ( develop ) a new dashboard. A) Will have developed. B) Had been developing. C) Develops. D) Has been developing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have developed. 55. We must wake her. She (SLEEP) for 15 hours. A) Had been sleeping. B) Had slept. C) Has slept. D) Has been sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been sleeping. 56. I used to see Peter every morning on the train, but I haven't ..... him ..... A) Been, recently. B) Seen, recently. C) Been, yet. D) Seen, yet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seen, recently. 57. The teacher ..... (teach) 4 lessons when they gave students Assignment #1. A) Had taught. B) Has been teaching. C) Was teaching. D) Taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had taught. 58. ..... long?-Not really, just for 15 minutes or so. A) Have you been waiting. B) Do you wait. C) Did you wait. D) Are you waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you been waiting. 59. We've ..... this car ..... three years. A) Owned, since. B) Been, since. C) Owned, for. D) Been, since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Owned, for. 60. They were really tired because they ..... tennis for hours. A) Will have played. B) Have played. C) Had been playing. D) Have been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesPerfect Aspect Quiz 1Perfect Aspect Quiz 2Perfect Aspect Quiz 3Perfect Aspect Quiz 4Perfect Aspect Quiz 6Perfect Aspect Quiz 7Perfect Aspect Quiz 8Perfect Aspect Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books