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Past Perfect Tense Exercise

Welcome to your Past Perfect Tense Exercise

Name

1. By the time we reached the station, the train...........................

left

has left

had left

will have left

None

2. I did not recognize her because she.....................her hair.

had cut

cut

cuts

has cut

None

3. They..............already...............when we arrived at the party.

has, left

were, leaving

had, left

have, left

None

4. Before we moved here, we................in Delhi for five years.

have lived

were living

had lived

lived

None

5. She...............the movie before I could tell her about it.

had watched

has watched

watched

will watch

None

6. By the time the police arrived, the thief.............

had escaped

escapes

has escaped

is escaping

None

7. He could not remember where he............his purse.

left

has left

had left

is leaving

None

8. Which sentence is in the Past Perfect Tense?

I shall have seen the movie.

I saw the movie.

I have seen the movie.

I had seen the movie.

None

9. Before she got the promotion, she............in the same company for ten years.

has worked

had worked

is working

worked

None

10. Which of the following sentences is in the Past Perfect Tense?

They had finished their work.

They have finished their work.

They finish their work on time.

They finished their work.

None

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