Past Perfect Tense Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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🎯 Past Perfect Tense – Quiz 17
1. I _____ for 5 hours when my dad _____ home.
A) Slept/ had arrived.
B) Had been sleeping/ arrived.
2. Which sentence is past perfect tense sentence?.
A) Tommy had not visited US.
B) We will be visiting US soon.
C) She says that she has not visited US yet.
D) Joan is planning to visit US.
3. When she _____ (go) out to play, she _____ (do) her homework.
A) Gone-had done.
B) Gone-went.
C) Went-had done.
D) Had gone-went.
4. Jane didn't arrive until after John _____ .
A) Has left.
B) Had left.
C) Has lives.
D) Had lived.
5. Once the flower _____ , we could see the beautiful surrounding of the house.
A) Have bloomed.
B) Has bloomed.
C) Had bloomed.
D) Will have bloomed.
6. Sarah was exhausted. She _____ the dishes for more than three hours.
A) Had been washing .
B) Had wash.
C) Has wash.
D) None of above.
7. We use "had + verb in participle" to talk about actions that happened BEFORE another action in the past.(eg:She had seen the robber before he saw her).
A) Yes.
B) No.
8. Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father _____ him so. (to tell).
A) Had told.
B) Has tells.
C) Have told.
D) None of above.
9. Mozart was born in 1756, the son of a professional musician. His father soon a (give up) _____ composing when he recognized his son's musical talent.
A) Had given up.
B) Gave up.
C) Giving up.
D) None of above.
10. She _____ (watch) a video after the children _____ (go) to bed.
A) Watched-had gone.
B) Had watched-gone.
C) Watch-had gone.
D) None of above.
11. PAST PARTICIPLE OF "fly".
A) Flown.
B) Flew.
C) Flew.
D) None of above.
12. I had _____ my homework before lunch.
A) Finished.
B) Finishing.
13. Mr. Darwin _____ all afternoon.
A) Was gardening.
B) Has been gardening.
C) Had been gardening.
D) Is gardening.
14. After Fred _____ (spend) his holiday in Italy he _____ (want) to learn Italian.
A) Spent-wanted.
B) Spent-had wanted.
C) Spended-had wanted.
D) Had spent-wanted.
15. We were late to board the plane because we _____ our passports.
A) Had forgotten.
B) Had forget.
C) Had forgot.
D) Has forgot.
16. He had to go to work by bus because his car _____ down.
A) Has broken.
B) Has break.
C) Had broke.
D) Had broken.
17. When he arrived at the station, the train _____ .
A) Had leaved.
B) Had left.
18. They (arrive) at my house before I was ready.
A) Arrived.
B) Had arrived.
19. When I returned with my camera _____ .
A) The bird had already flew away.
B) The bird had flown already away.
C) The bird has already flown away.
D) The bird had already flown away.
20. _____ the rain _____ (not, stop) when you woke up?.
A) Has, not stopped.
B) Had, not stop.
C) Had, not stopped.
D) Have, not stopped.
21. The boy knocked the door. There was nobody inside. His mother _____ yet.
A) Hasn't returned.
B) Hadn't returned.
C) Didn't return.
D) Haven't returned.
22. 10-Hardly had he crossed the street _____ he met an old friend.
A) When.
B) After.
C) Yet.
D) None of above.
23. .... he sent the emails, he had made a phone call with his manager.
A) By the time.
B) As soon as.
C) Until.
D) None of above.
24. Before I could open my umbrella, it _____ raining.
A) Had stopped.
B) Have stopped.
C) Had stops.
D) Has stopped.
25. What is the past perfect used for?.
A) For actions completed before another begins (both in past).