This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Simple Past Vs Past Perfect – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Simple Past Vs Past Perfect Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He hardly (go) to the cinema when he (call) on me. A) Went, had called. B) Had gone, called. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone, called. 2. Lucy ..... (hope) for a new car, so she was really pleased when she ..... (get) one A) Have hoped/ have got. B) Was hoping/ had been got. C) Had been hoping/got. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been hoping/got. 3. Before he made a decision he ..... his friend for advice. A) Asked. B) Had asked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had asked. 4. Choose the correct answer in the box:I ..... (learn) German before I came to live here. A) Learn. B) Had learnt. C) Learnt. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had learnt. 5. Fred ..... really mad because someone had broken his pen. A) Got. B) Had got. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got. 6. We ..... swimming every day when we were young. A) Went. B) Was going. C) Were going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 7. Mum ..... angry because we had made a mess. A) Got. B) Had got. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got. 8. After Jose ..... (SPEND) his vacations in Italy, he ..... (WANT) to learn Italian. A) Had spent-wanted. B) Had spended-wanted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had spent-wanted. 9. I met all my friends at Joe's party because he ..... so many people. A) Invited. B) Had invited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had invited. 10. After he (finish) his studies in Kathmandu, he (stay) back for two years. A) Finished, had stayed. B) Had finished, stayed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished, stayed. 11. You ..... (not tell) me that your parents wanted to visit Indonesia. A) Have told. B) Had told. C) Didn't tell. D) Had not told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't tell. 12. After Joanna ..... her presentation, we ..... our questions. A) Had finished / asked. B) Finished / had ask. C) Had finish / ask. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished / asked. 13. She (never / see) that movie before last night. A) Has never seen. B) Had never seen. C) Never seeing. D) Never saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had never seen. 14. '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ..... A) Simple Past. B) Present Perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past. 15. I ..... (return) the book when I ..... (finish) reading it. A) I had returned the book when I finished reading it. B) I returned the book when I had finished reading it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I returned the book when I had finished reading it. 16. Jimmy ..... the film that he ..... us about. A) Had seen/told. B) Saw/had told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen/told. 17. I ..... studied for 5 years before I left the Country. A) Have. B) Had. C) Has. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 18. She (tell) me his name after he (leave). A) Told, had left. B) Had told, left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Told, had left. 19. Did you have a bicycle when you were young? A) Past simple. B) Past perfect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past simple. 20. After we ..... into our new house, we did not often go back. A) Moved. B) Had moved. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had moved. 21. Up to now, Mr. Dadang ..... our class lot of credit A) Given. B) Was given. C) Has given. D) Had given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has given. 22. After the hurricane they ..... outside their houses. A) Had lived. B) Lived. C) Didnot live. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived. 23. Mum ..... home at 8 o'clock last night. A) Arrived. B) Had arrived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 24. The expressions "after", "as soon as", "until" and "because" are used with: A) Simple Past and Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect. C) Simple Past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect. 25. As soon as you (go). I (want) to see you again. A) Went, had wanted. B) Had gone, wanted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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