This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence 'I had seen the movie before you recommended it, ' the past perfect verb is 'had seen'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. ..... Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand? A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) Was. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 3. Fill in the Blank with the past verb that is in parenthesis:Our art teacher ..... (paint) a beautiful landscape before the rain started. A) Had painted. B) Had painting. C) Had paint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had painted. 4. He had ..... English before he flight to London. A) Learn. B) Learned. C) Learnt. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learned. 5. The war between the two countries ..... to an end. It continues every day A) Did not come. B) Has not come. C) Had not come. D) Not coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has not come. 6. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!She had ..... in China before she went to Thailand. A) Lived. B) Living. C) Live. D) Lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lived. 7. True or False:The past perfect tense is always formed using 'have' or 'has' plus a past participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Complete the sentence:When I checked my phone, I realized I ..... your text. A) Had missed. B) Missed. C) Miss. D) Missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had missed. 9. True or False:To ask a question in the past perfect tense, you can start the sentence with 'Had she ..... ?' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. I ..... very tired because I had studied too much. A) Have. B) Had. C) Am. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 11. Peter (witness) an accident before he (arrive). A) Had witnessed, arrived. B) Witnessed, had arrived. C) Witnessed, arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had witnessed, arrived. 12. The Wright Brothers ..... an aeroplane before others invented the modern one. A) Has created. B) Had created. C) Have created. D) Created. E) Create. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had created. 13. Complete the sentence to show why Maria was tired. Maria was tired yesterday because she ..... well the night before. A) Didn't sleep. B) Hadn't slept. C) Hasn't slept. D) Wasn't sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't slept. 14. Which is the Yes/No question structure of the Past Perfect Tense? A) Did she finish her homework before the party?. B) Has she finished her homework before the party?. C) Will she finish her homework before the party?. D) Had she finished her homework before the party?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had she finished her homework before the party?. 15. I ..... (walk) two miles by lunchtime. A) Walked. B) Had walked. C) Have been walked. D) Have walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had walked. 16. Which sentence is the correct negative form? My dad ..... about the surprise party. A) Had not knew. B) Hadn't known. C) Didn't knew. D) Not had known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't known. 17. We had the French exam this morning. It ..... as hard as I'd expected, though. A) Hadn't been. B) Wasn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't. 18. Dad had ..... me a present when I got the first rank. A) Give. B) Gives. C) Gave. D) Given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Given. 19. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect to explain why Maria was happy? A) Maria was happy because she had gotten a new puppy the day before. B) Maria was happy because she gets a new puppy. C) Maria had been happy because she got a new puppy. D) Maria was happy because she has gotten a new puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maria was happy because she had gotten a new puppy the day before. 20. I ..... (not eat) breakfast because I had overslept. A) Didn't eat. B) Hadn't eaten. C) Wasn't eating. D) Don't eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't eaten. 21. We use the present perfect tense ..... A) To talk about routines. B) To talk about past actions and present actions. C) To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now. D) To talk about general truths in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now. 22. They just ..... in the party when the bomb exploded. A) Gather. B) Had gathered. C) Gathered. D) Have gathered. E) Has gathered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gathered. 23. We had been dancing for ten minutes when the light ..... out. A) Had gone. B) Went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 24. I never answered the question ..... I had read it carefully. A) Before. B) After. C) As soon as. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 25. Fill in the blank with the past perfect tense:Before the storm hit, we ..... all the windows. A) Had closed. B) Close. C) Closed. D) Are closing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had closed. 26. You had ..... English before you moved to New York. A) Study. B) Studied. C) Studying. D) Will study. E) Student. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studied. 27. Berikut ini merupakan contoh kalimat dari past perfect. A) I had studied present tense. B) I was studying present tense. C) I studied present tense. D) I had been studying present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had studied present tense. 28. Fill in the Blank with the past verb that is in parenthesis:My parents ..... (want) to take everyone out to celebrate their anniversary. A) Had want. B) Had wanted. C) Had wanting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had wanted. 29. When I ..... (arrive) at cinema, the movie had started. A) Was arriving. B) Will arrive. C) Arrived. D) Were arrived. E) Is arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrived. 30. COMPLETE THE QUESTION IN PAST PERFECT TENSE!(What / Bob/ do) ..... that he was kept in after school? A) What did Bob do. B) What have Bob done. C) What does Bob do. D) What had Bob done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What had Bob done. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Tense Quiz 1Past Perfect Tense Quiz 2Past Perfect Tense Quiz 3Past Perfect Tense Quiz 4Past Perfect Tense Quiz 5Past Perfect Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books