Past Perfect Tense Quiz

What does the past perfect tense indicate in a sentence?

• An action that occurred at the same time as another action in the past

• An action that occurred before another action in the past

• An action in progress in the past

Which word is used to form the interrogative form of the past perfect tense?

• Have

• Had

• Has

What does the word "already" indicate in a sentence in the past perfect tense?

• Action in progress in the past

• Action that occurred before another action in the past

• Action that has already occurred before a specific point in the past

What is the abbreviated form of "had not" in the past perfect tense?

• hadn't

• hadn

• hadn't've

What is the correct translation of the sentence "He had never traveled abroad until last year"?

• He never travels abroad until last year.

• He had never traveled abroad until last year.

• He never traveled abroad until last year.

What is the correct structure of the past perfect tense in English?

• Subject + verb in simple past

• Subject + auxiliary verb "had" + past participle of the main verb

• Subject + auxiliary verb "have" + past participle of the main verb

What is the correct translation of the sentence "She had studied English before she moved to the United States"?

• She studies English before moving to the United States.

• She was studying English before moving to the United States.

• She had studied English before moving to the United States.

Which of the following sentences uses the past perfect tense correctly?

• "I was finishing my homework when the phone rang."

• "They had already left when I arrived."

• "She has went to the store yesterday."

What is the correct negative form of the sentence in the past perfect tense?

• "I hadn't went to the store yesterday."

• "They hadn't finished their meal before the movie started."

• "She hadn't studies for the test last week."

What is the negative form of the past perfect tense?

• Subject + auxiliary verb "had" + past participle of the main verb

• Subject + verb in simple past

• Subject + auxiliary verb "had not" + past participle of the main verb