This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Perfect – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I (eat) dinner before I went to the movie. A) I eat dinner before I went to the movie. B) I have eaten dinner before I went to the movie. C) I was eating dinner before I went to the movie. D) I had eaten dinner before I went to the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had eaten dinner before I went to the movie. 2. After they (go) I (sit) down. A) Had gone, sat. B) Went, had sat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had gone, sat. 3. She felt better after we ..... everything up. A) Cleaned. B) Had cleaned. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had cleaned. 4. The boss ..... (talk) to clients on Skype for hours so she ..... (want) a break. A) Talked/ wanting. B) Was talking / had wanted. C) No answer. D) Had been talking/wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been talking/wanted. 5. Before we ..... the station we saw that we had lost our way. A) Reached. B) Had reached. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reached. 6. They ..... the film after they had read the book. A) Saw. B) Had seen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 7. Complete the sentence with the correct expression: ..... I had gotten up, I went to school. A) After. B) Before. C) Because. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 8. Mr. Ram (not see) me for many years when I (meet) him last week. A) Had not seen, met. B) Didn't see, had met. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not seen, met. 9. When she ..... (ARRIVE) to the stadium, the game ..... already ..... (START). A) Arrived-had started. B) Had arrived-started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived-had started. 10. I ..... the window Cathrine ..... A) Had just closed/opened. B) Closed/had just opened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had just closed/opened. 11. I (a) writing the project at 6 o'clock yesterday. A) A. finished. B) Had finished. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. finished. 12. I ..... a sandwich in the morning, that's why I did not eat in the afternoon. A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Had eaten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten. 13. It ..... (rain) and the pavement ..... (be)covered with puddles. A) No answer. B) Will rain/ have been. C) Rained/ had been. D) Had been raining/was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been raining/was. 14. Bob did not let us into his room because he ..... it for weeks. A) Had cleaned not. B) Had not cleaned. C) Had not clean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not cleaned. 15. We ..... (not hear) about the earthquake before we watched the news. A) Have not heard. B) Had not heard. C) Didn't hear. D) Had not hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not heard. 16. The expressions "when", "before", "by the time" are used with: A) Past Perfect. B) Simple Past. C) Both:Simple Past and Past Perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Past. 17. He (already / leave) when I arrived at the office. A) Already had left. B) Leaved already. C) Had already left. D) Has already leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already left. 18. I ..... the exam because I ..... a lot. A) Passed / studied. B) Had passed / studied. C) Passed / had studied. D) Had passed / had studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passed / had studied. 19. What do you need to summon the mighty eagle? A) Three eggs. B) A golden egg. C) A can of sardines. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A golden egg. 20. Complete the sentence with the right form of the verbs:When I ..... (arrive) home, the burglars ..... (break) into the house. A) Had arrived/broke. B) Arrived/broke. C) Had arrived/had broken. D) Arrived/had broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrived/had broken. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesSimple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 1Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 2Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 3Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 4Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 5Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 6Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 7Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books