Quiz – Past Perfect Tense

Identify  the statement/s that is/are true about Past Perfect Simple:

“Since” and “for” are used with the Past Perfect when

Which tense stresses the continuity of a past action up to a past moment?

Put the verb in brackets in the correct past form:

He …. (to wait) for 2 hours before seeing the doctor yesterday.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct past form:

Tim asked me why I …. (arrive) there so late.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct past form:

When the police found the girl, she ….. ( walk) alone for many hours.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct past form:

When he finally got home, she …. (cook) happily.

Put the verb in brackets in the correct past form:

They …. (do) research in that lab for several years, when they made the discovery.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word given.

When he reached the chalet, it started raining.  HAD

Hardly ………………………………….. it started to rain. 

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word given.

The maid didn’t clean the room until after all the guests had left. BEFORE

The maid waited until all the guests ……………… the room.