This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Tense Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. John had prepared the dinner when ..... A) His wife had gotten home from work. B) His gets home from work. C) His wife getted home from work. D) His wife got home from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His wife got home from work. 2. True or False:The past perfect tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. A) False. B) True. C) The past perfect tense is used to express an action that happened at the same time as another action in the past. D) The past perfect tense is used to express an action that will happen in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 3. My father hadn't come when my mother went to the market A) My father had not came when my mother go to the market. B) My father had not come when my mother went to the market. C) My father had not came when my mother went to the market. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My father had not come when my mother went to the market. 4. I ..... my document before the power went out in the computer lab. A) Had save. B) Have saved. C) Had saved. D) Saved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had saved. 5. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense! Julie didn't arrive until after I had ..... A) Left. B) Leaved. C) Leaves. D) Leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 6. I was panic, it ..... (not/stop) to until my mom came and huge me. A) Stop. B) Don't stop. C) Had not stopped. D) Was not stopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had not stopped. 7. In the sentence 'She had already finished her homework before the party started.', what is the verb in the past perfect tense? A) Had started. B) Finished her. C) Had finished. D) Before the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished. 8. He had ..... 3 plates of fried rice. A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Eaten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eaten. 9. She knew that Liberty statue ..... (build) in 1886. A) Had been build. B) Had been built. C) Had build. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been built. 10. Give an example of using past perfect tense in a negative sentence. A) She has not finished her homework before the teacher arrived. B) She had not finished her homework before the teacher arrived. C) She had finished her homework before the teacher arrived. D) She did not finish her homework before the teacher arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had not finished her homework before the teacher arrived. 11. I worked at ABC company last year.what tense that is used in that sentence? A) Past perfect. B) Simple past. C) Present perfect. D) Present simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple past. 12. We went to a place where I ..... A) Didn't been before. B) Haven't been before. C) Hadn't been before. D) Wasn't before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't been before. 13. If we are highlighting that the action or event in the past perfect tense came before another action or event, this second verb is often (but not always) in the past simple tense. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 14. After Fred ..... his holiday in Italy he ..... to learn Italian. A) Had spent / wanted. B) Spent / had wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had spent / wanted. 15. Before Alin went to sleep, he ..... his family. A) Is calling. B) Calling. C) Called. D) Had called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had called. 16. When I arrived at the station the train ..... (leave). A) Had been living. B) Had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 17. When we got the theater, show ..... A) Had already started. B) Were started. C) Did starting. D) Has starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already started. 18. Usually indonesians ..... (eat) rice from their childhood A) Had been eat. B) Had been ate. C) Had been eaten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been eaten. 19. Tony knew New York so well because he ..... (visit) the city several times. A) Had visited. B) Have been visited. C) Had been visited. D) Has visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had visited. 20. James ..... Spanish before he went to Spain. A) Learned. B) Has learned. C) Had learned. D) Had been learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had learned. 21. Fill in the blank:They ..... already ..... the movie before we arrived. a) had, watched b) has, watched c) have, watched d) had, watch A) Had, watch. B) Have, watched. C) Had, watched. D) Has, watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had, watched. 22. I had already ..... my homework. A) Did. B) Do. C) Does. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Done. 23. JOSHUA ..... (BUY) THE TICKET. AFTER THAT HE WAS ON BOARD AN AEROPLANE. A) BUYS. B) HAD BOUGHT. C) BOUGHT. D) BUYING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HAD BOUGHT. 24. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses on the line. Before we knew it, they (leave) ..... the building for the ceremony. A) Leave. B) Had left. C) Left. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had left. 25. The train ..... when I arrived at the railway station. A) Has leave. B) Has left. C) Have left. D) Had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had left. 26. Which past perfect shows dissatisfaction with the past? A) We wished we had brought our dog on vacation. B) The child had wondered how many stars were in the sky. C) If we had called ahead, we would not have waited. D) They had forgotten the answer until the teacher reminded them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We wished we had brought our dog on vacation. 27. What is the sentence structure of the Past Perfect Tense? A) Had+ Subject +V.3. B) Subject+ had not + V.3. C) Subject + had + V.3. D) Subject + V.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + had + V.3. 28. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses on the line. I already (eat) ..... by the time the guests came. A) Eat. B) Eaten. C) Had eaten. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten. 29. Write the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses on the line. You (promise) ..... to walk through the woods with me. A) Promised. B) Had promised. C) Promise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had promised. 30. The reporter ..... the cameraman to get ready when the president walked into the room. A) Wasn't told. B) Hadn't told. C) Hasn't told. D) Telled. 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