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Past Perfect Tense Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the past perfect tense refer to?

a)

A time earlier than now

b)

A time in the present

c)

A time in the future

d)

A time in the past continuous

2.

Which of the following is the correct structure for the past perfect tense?

a)

Subject + have + past participle

b)

Subject + was + past participle

c)

Subject + will + past participle

d)

Subject + had + past participle

3.

In the sentence 'John had gone out when I arrived in the office', which event happened first?

a)

I left

b)

John arrived

c)

John went out

d)

I arrived

4.

What is the negative form of 'She had given'?

a)

She didn't give

b)

She hadn't given

c)

She hasn't given

d)

She wasn't giving

5.

Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect correctly?

a)

I have finished my homework before dinner.

b)

I had finished my homework before dinner.

c)

I finished my homework before dinner.

d)

I was finishing my homework before dinner.

6.

What does 'just' indicate when used with the past perfect?

a)

An event that happened a long time ago

b)

An event that happened recently

c)

An event that is happening now

d)

An event that will happen soon

7.

Which of the following is an interrogative form of the past perfect?

a)

Had she decided?

b)

She had decided?

c)

Has she decided?

d)

Did she decide?

8.

In the sentence 'He was very tired because he hadn't slept well', what is the past perfect form?

a)

He wasn't sleeping well

b)

He hasn't slept well

c)

He didn't sleep well

d)

He hadn't slept well

9.

Which of the following sentences is in the affirmative form of the past perfect?

a)

They hadn't arrived

b)

They had arrived

c)

They didn't arrive

d)

Had they arrived?

10.

What is the past participle of 'to go'?

a)

Go

b)

Going

c)

Went

d)

Gone

11.

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect with 'just'?

a)

The train has just left when I arrived.

b)

The train had just left when I arrived.

c)

The train just left when I arrived.

d)

The train was just leaving when I arrived.

12.

What is the correct negative form of 'They had decided'?

a)

They weren't deciding

b)

They haven't decided

c)

They didn't decide

d)

They hadn't decided

13.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the past perfect tense?

a)

To clarify the sequence of past events

b)

To show a completed action in the past

c)

To indicate an event that happened before another event

d)

To indicate a future event

14.

In the sentence 'When they arrived, we had already started cooking', which event happened first?

a)

They left

b)

They arrived

c)

We started cooking

d)

We finished cooking

15.

Which of the following is an example of the past perfect tense?

a)

I saw that movie.

b)

I had seen that movie.

c)

I am seeing that movie.

d)

I have seen that movie.