Past Perfect Tense Quiz: 10 Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers for Online Practice

Question 1:  Which sentence correctly uses the Past Perfect Tense?

(A) She finishes her work before the deadline

(B) She will have finished her work before the deadline

(C) She had finished her work before the deadline

(D) She is finishing her work before the deadline

Question 2:  Complete the sentence: 'By the time they arrived I ____ dinner.'

(A) finish

(B) have finished

(C) had finished

(D) finished

Question 3:  Identify the sentence that shows the correct Past Perfect structure:

(A) He had calls before leaving the office

(B) He had called before leaving the office

(C) He calls before leaving the office

(D) He is calling before leaving the office

Question 4:  Which of these shows an incorrect use of Past Perfect Tense?

(A) They had decided to move by last month

(B) I had been at the event before it started

(C) She had already eaten when we arrived

(D) He had gone before I reached the station

Question 5:  Complete the sentence: 'They ____ the contract before the project began.'

(A) sign

(B) have signed

(C) had signed

(D) signing

Question 6:  Choose the sentence that uses Past Perfect Tense correctly:

(A) I had learn how to cook by the time I was 10

(B) I have learned how to cook by the time I was 10

(C) I learned how to cook by the time I was 10

(D) I had learned how to cook by the time I was 10

Question 7:  Complete the sentence: 'By the end of the year they ____ all the documents.'

(A) has collected

(B) had collected

(C) have collected

(D) collect

Question 8:  Which option correctly completes the sentence? 'He ____ for two hours before the meeting ended.'

(A) had been waiting

(B) has waited

(C) was waiting

(D) waits

Question 9:  Identify the sentence in Past Perfect Tense:

(A) She finishes the assignment on time

(B) She has finished the assignment on time

(C) She had finished the assignment on time

(D) She will finish the assignment on time

Question 10:  Complete the sentence: 'Before he went to bed he ____ his homework.'

(A) had completed

(B) completes

(C) completing

(D) complete