This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Perfect Aspect – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Aspect Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We use the perfect-ing to express ..... A) Past actions that continue. B) Hopes, dreams, and schemes. C) Actions in progress. D) Future plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hopes, dreams, and schemes. 2. I ..... the road when the car hit me. A) Had been crossing. B) Was crossing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was crossing. 3. Which aspect shows an ongoing action? A) Perfect. B) Simple. C) Continuous. D) Completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continuous. 4. I will have spent thousands of dollars making improvements to my home ..... A) When I was given one to use for work. B) By the time I sell it next year. C) After I get the new one next week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time I sell it next year. 5. What is the purpose of an informational writing? A) Entertain. B) Argue. C) Persuade. D) Inform. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inform. 6. Dinosaurs ..... (live) on Earth for millions of years before they all died. A) Lived. B) Were living. C) Had lived. D) Had been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been living. 7. Why is my bag here? Someone ..... messing with my stuff again! A) Was messing. B) Is messing. C) Has been messing. D) Had been messing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been messing. 8. I haven't ..... my computer ..... last Tuesday. A) Used, all. B) Used, last. C) Been using, all. D) Been using, last. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used, last. 9. Past perfect means ..... A) An event that occurred before now and finished at the time of reference. B) An event that occurred before now and before the time of reference. C) An event that occurred at the same time as the time of reference. D) An event that was on-going before the time of reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An event that occurred before now and before the time of reference. 10. What will happen first: "By Christmas, we will have finished the semester." ? A) Christmas. B) Finish the semester. C) They'll happen at the same time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finish the semester. 11. In about 50 years, most dialects of English ..... A) Will have died out. B) Will died out. C) Die out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have died out. 12. What does the simple aspect in the present tense capture? A) Habitual actions. B) Actions that will occur in the future. C) Completed actions. D) Ongoing actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Habitual actions. 13. What is the formula for the continuous aspect? A) Have + past tense. B) To be + ing. C) Will + verb. D) Had + past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be + ing. 14. I expect ..... more than 300 paintings before I leave Florence A) Will have seen. B) Will have being seen. C) Will have seeing. D) To have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To have seen. 15. By September, I ..... Arabic for three years. A) Will have been studying. B) Will study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have been studying. 16. After they ..... (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick. A) After they did eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. B) After they done eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. C) After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick. 17. Has he ..... a car from a supermarket before? A) Buying. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 18. The new students ..... 15 minutes in the classroom before they realized they were in the wrong classroom A) Had been waiting. B) Have been waiting. C) Have waited. D) Had waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been waiting. 19. They ..... each other since childhood, so the negotiation was surprisingly smooth. A) Have known. B) Have been knowing. C) Knew. D) Had known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have known. 20. You WILL NEED the help of your parents while studying at home. A) Simple Present. B) Simple Past. C) Simple Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Future. 21. What can you infer from this sentence: "On February 8th of next year, I will retire from teaching" ? A) I will have retired before February 8th of next year. B) My retirement will begin on February 8th of next year. C) I know exactly what I will be doing on February 9th of next year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My retirement will begin on February 8th of next year. 22. She ..... just ..... to watch TV when the power went off. A) Has started. B) Had started. C) Started. D) Was started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had started. 23. I've ..... my best friend for all my life. A) Known. B) Been knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Known. 24. "She works hard to get ahead in her company." Get ahead means- A) Avoid something. B) Be successful. C) Return home early. D) Rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be successful. 25. I ..... working in Italy. [and I still do] A) Enjoyed. B) Have always enjoyed. C) Have been always enjoyed. D) None of the above. 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