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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sun ..... before I was to go home. A) Set. B) Was set. C) Had been set. D) Had set. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had set. 2. Complete the sentence:By the time I got to the cafe, my friends ..... all the good pastries. A) Already ate. B) Had already eaten. C) Have already eaten. D) Were already eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already eaten. 3. The movie ..... before we entered the theatre. A) Play. B) Played. C) Has played. D) Had played. E) Has played. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had played. 4. We arrived late because our car ..... down. A) Broke. B) Had broken. C) Has broken. D) Was breaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had broken. 5. The police was too late. People had ..... the thief by the time they arrived. A) Catched. B) Fight. C) Caught. D) Fought. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caught. 6. After the rain stopped, we realized the roof ..... A) Had leaked. B) Leaked. C) Leaking. D) Leak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had leaked. 7. Timmy ..... us the sign by the time the fireworks was launched. That's why we didn't get the camera ready. A) Has given. B) Had given. C) Has not given. D) Had not given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had not given. 8. Before the rain started, they ..... all the laundry from the line. A) Had brought. B) Brought. C) Were bringing. D) Have brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had brought. 9. The disputes ..... before the two parties started to dismiss the crowds A) Has been cleared. B) Have been cleared. C) Had been cleared. D) Cleared. E) Were cleared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been cleared. 10. Which verb is used in the past perfect tense? A) Simple form (verb 1). B) Simple past (verb 2). C) Past participle (verb 3). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past participle (verb 3). 11. It wasn't ..... I had met her that I welcomed her. A) After. B) Until. C) When. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Until. 12. He ..... be at Dana's house. He told me that he wanted to talk to him. A) Might. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 13. TRANSLATE:ELLA HA CANTADO 10 CANCIONES A) She is singing 10 songs. B) She has sung 10 songs. C) She has sang 10 songs. D) She had sung 10 songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She has sung 10 songs. 14. The past perfect consists of two verbs:helping verb (had) and main verb (past participle). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. If your friend asks, 'Had you finished your science project before class?', what is the correct short answer to say 'yes'? A) Yes, I have. B) Yes, I did. C) Yes, I had. D) Yes, I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I had. 16. After the thunderstorm (stop) ..... we left the shelter. A) Had stopped. B) Had been stopping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had stopped. 17. Your friend asks, 'Had you ever tried sushi before tonight?' What is the correct short answer if you had not? A) No, I hadn't. B) No, I didn't. C) No, I haven't. D) No, I not had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I hadn't. 18. After Fred ..... (spend) his holiday in Italy he ..... (want) to learn Italian. A) Spent-wanted. B) Had spent-wanted. C) Spent-had wanted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had spent-wanted. 19. The train ..... (already/leave) by the time we arrived at the station. A) A) already left. B) B) was already leaving. C) C) had already left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) had already left. 20. The girl was afraid. She ..... on a plane before. A) Had not flown. B) Had not fly. C) Had not flew. D) Had not flying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not flown. 21. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence in past perfect tense!He had ..... her before somewhere. A) Met. B) Meet. C) Meeted. D) Meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 22. Complete the sentence:My brother admitted that he ..... the last piece of cake. A) Had ate. B) Had eaten. C) Eats. D) Was eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 23. She (a) ..... (live) in China before she went to Thailand. A) Had lived. B) Had liven. C) Have liveded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had lived. 24. She ..... just ..... (eat) her breakfast. A) Have, ate. B) Has, eaten. C) Have, eaten. D) Has ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has, eaten. 25. Complete the sentence:After the rain ..... , we saw a rainbow in the sky. A) Stopped. B) Had stopped. C) Was stopping. D) Has stopped. 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