Past Perfect Tenses Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Past Perfect Tenses
Preview:
Identify the error in this sentence: “She had been saw the movie before it was released on DVD.”
A. ‘had been saw’ should be ‘had seen’
B. ‘was released’ should be ‘had released’
C. ‘before’ should be ‘after’
D. No error
Choose the correct past perfect continuous form: “We ______ (travel) for six months before we reached Sydney.”
A. had travelled
B. had been travelling
C. were travelling
D. travelled
Which sentence correctly contrasts past perfect and past simple?
A. After the train had left, we arrived at the station.
B. After the train leaves, we arrived at the station.
C. After the train was leaving, we arrived at the station.
D. After the train will leave, we arrived at the station.
Transform the following sentence into the past perfect simple: “They finish the race before it started raining.”
A. They had finished the race before it started raining.
B. They were finishing the race before it started raining.
C. They have finished the race before it started raining.
D. They finished the race before it started raining.
Select the correct sentence using a time expression with past perfect continuous:
A. I had been reading for two hours when the lights went out.
B. I have been reading for two hours when the lights went out.
C. I was reading for two hours when the lights went out.
D. I read for two hours when the lights went out.
Which sentence uses the past perfect simple incorrectly?
A. He had finished his meal before the guests arrived.
B. They had gone to the cinema last night.
C. She had written the letter before she posted it.
D. We had left by the time the rain started.
Transform the following sentence into the past perfect continuous: “He played football for two hours before dinner.”
A. He had played football for two hours before dinner.
B. He had been playing football for two hours before dinner.
C. He was playing football for two hours before dinner.
D. He has been playing football for two hours before dinner.
Which of the following sentences is in the past perfect simple?
A. They had completed the project before the deadline.
B. They were completing the project before the deadline.
C. They have completed the project before the deadline.
D. They complete the project before the deadline.
Identify the tense used in this sentence: “They had been studying for three hours before the exam started.”
A. Past simple
B. Past continuous
C. Past perfect simple
D. Past perfect continuous
Which time expression is commonly used with the past perfect tense?
A. Since last week
B. By the time
C. Tomorrow
D. Next year
Choose the correct past perfect continuous form: “She ______ (work) at the company for five years before she got promoted.”
A. had worked
B. had been working
C. was working
D. worked
Which of the following best explains when to use the past perfect simple?
A. To describe an action that happened after another past action
B. To describe an action that happened before another past action
C. To describe a future action
D. To describe a present action
Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous to show duration?
A. He had finished his essay before midnight.
B. He had been writing his essay for three hours before midnight.
C. He wrote his essay before midnight.
D. He was writing his essay before midnight.
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect simple tense?
A. She had finished her homework before dinner.
B. She was finishing her homework before dinner.
C. She finishes her homework before dinner.
D. She is finishing her homework before dinner.
Transform the following sentence into the past perfect simple: “She leaves the house before it starts raining.”
A. She had left the house before it started raining.
B. She was leaving the house before it started raining.
C. She has left the house before it started raining.
D. She left the house before it started raining.