Question 1

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

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She had finished her homework before dinner.

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She finished her homework before dinner.

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She has finished her homework before dinner.

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She finish her homework before dinner.

Question 2

Which sentence shows the correct use of the past perfect tense?

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They had already left when I arrived.

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They already left when I arrived.

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They have already left when I arrived.

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They was already left when I arrived.

Question 3

Which sentence demonstrates the use of the past perfect tense?

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He had studied for his exam before the teacher handed out the test.

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He study for his exam before the teacher handed out the test.

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He studied for his exam before the teacher handed out the test.

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He has studied for his exam before the teacher handed out the test.

Question 4

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

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I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.

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I have never seen such a beautiful sunset before.

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I had seen such a beautiful sunset before.

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I never saw such a beautiful sunset before.

Question 5

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

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She had already finished her breakfast before she left for school.

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She has already finished her breakfast before she left for school.

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She had already finish her breakfast before she left for school.

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She already finished her breakfast before she left for school.

Question 6

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of the past perfect tense?

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By the time we arrived, the concert had already started.

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By the time we arrived, the concert had start.

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By the time we arrived, the concert already started.

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By the time we arrived, the concert has already started.

Question 7

Before the guests arrived, she ____________ (clean) the entire house.

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had cleaned

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has clean

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was cleaning

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has cleaned

Question 8

By the time I got to the airport, the flight ____________ (take off).

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had taken off

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had took off

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has took off

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had taking off

Question 9

They couldn't find their passports because they ____________ (lose) them.

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have lost

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had lost

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has lost

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had losing

Question 10

After she ____________ (finish) her presentation, she felt relieved.

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had finished

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has finished

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had finishing

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have finish

Question 11

By the time he reached the bus stop, the bus ____________ (already/leave).

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had left

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have leave

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had leaved

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had leave

Question 12

Before they moved to the new city, they ____________ (live) in the countryside for many years.

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had lived

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had live

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had liven

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had living

Question 13

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense?

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She had been studying for two hours before the exam.

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They will be playing soccer after school.

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I am baking cookies for the party tomorrow.

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He has finished his homework early today.

Question 14

Which sentence shows the correct form of the past perfect continuous tense?

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We had been playing basketball for two hours when it started raining.

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They will be traveling to Europe next summer.

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He have been watching a movie all night.

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She was studying for the test yesterday.

Question 15

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense?

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She had been dancing for three hours before her legs got tired.

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They have finished their project ahead of schedule.

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I will be going to the park tomorrow afternoon.

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He is playing the guitar at the talent show.

Question 16

Which sentence demonstrates the past perfect continuous tense?

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They had been waiting for the bus for over an hour before it finally arrived.

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He is playing soccer with his friends after school.

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She will be reading a book tonight.

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We have visited the museum yesterday.

Question 17

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?

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I had been playing the piano for five years before I joined the band.

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He will be singing at the concert next week.

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She has finished her homework before dinner.

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They are running in the park every morning.

Question 18

Which sentence is NOT in the past perfect continuous tense?

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She danced at the recital last night.

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I had been painting my room for hours when I ran out of paint.

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They had been skiing in the mountains all day before the storm hit.

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He had been cooking dinner when the guests arrived.

Question 19

She was exhausted because she ____________ (run) for over an hour.

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had been running

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had ranning

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had being running

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has ran

Question 20

By the time they arrived at the party, I ____________ (wait) for them for two hours.

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had been waiting

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has waiting

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had waiting

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have been waiting

Question 21

Before the exam, she felt confident because she ____________ (study) diligently for weeks.

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had been studying

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have studying

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have been studying

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has studying

Question 22

The team was tired because they ____________ (practice) all day long.

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had been practising

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have practised

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practised

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had practising

Question 23

She ____________(save) money for months before she finally bought her dream car.

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had been saving

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have been saving

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was saving

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saving

Question 24

She ______________ (learn) Japanese for years before she finally travelled to Japan.

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had been learning

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have been learning

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has learning

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had learning

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