Past Perfect Tense

1.      I couldn’t see the teacher because he ____________ before I arrived at school yesterday.

• A. had left

• B. has left

• C. left

• D. was leaving

2.      He was very tired because he ____________ the bag upstairs.

• A. have carried

• B. had carried

• C. carried

• D. has carried

3.      I was starving when I arrived home. I ____________ anything for two days.

• A. didn't eat

• B. wasn't eaten

• C. hadn't eaten

• D. haven't eaten

4.      He asked me to give his book back but I ____________ it.

• A. have lost

• B. had lost

• C. was lost

• D. lost

5.      The boy knocked the door. There was nobody inside. His mother ____________ yet.

• A. hasn't returned

• B. haven't returned

• C. hadn't returned

• D. didn't return

6.      The girl looked at her car, but she couldn’t find it anywhere. Somebody ____________ it.

• A. has stolen

• B. had stolen

• C. have stolen

• D. stole

7.      She answered all of the questions in the exam because she ____________ very well.

• A. was studied

• B. had studied

• C. has been studied

• D. have studied

8.      Clara looked out the window. The pavement was wet. It ____________ at night.

• A. has rained

• B. have been rained

• C. have rained

• D. had rained

9.      It was sunny but very cold. The snow ____________ yet.

• A. hadn't completely melted

• B. hasn't completely melted

• C. haven't completely melted

• D. wasn't completely melted

10.      He couldn’t believe his eyes! His father ____________ him a new laptop as a birthday gift.

• A. bought

• B. has bought

• C. had bought

• C. was bought