Advanced Tenses – Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous

Grade 11 English — Advanced Tenses – Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. 'By the time we reached the station, the train _____ .' Fill in correctly.
2. Identify the tense: 'She had been working there for five years before she resigned.'
3. 'I _____ the movie before my friend recommended it.' Choose the correct form.
4. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect?
5. 'They _____ for two hours before the rain stopped.' Complete with the correct tense.
6. The past perfect tense is formed using:
7. 'She told me that she _____ the project.' Choose the correct option.
8. What does the past perfect tense indicate?
9. 'When I arrived at the party, most guests _____ .' Choose correctly.
10. Identify the error: 'She had went to the market before I called.'
11. 'The road was wet because it _____ heavily.' Fill in the blank.
12. 'I realised I _____ my wallet at home.' Complete the sentence.
13. 'He was exhausted because he _____ all day.' Choose the correct form.
14. Which signal word typically accompanies the past perfect?
15. 'If only I _____ harder for the exam!' Choose the correct form.
16. 'By 2020, the company _____ in business for fifty years.' Fill in correctly.
17. 'No sooner _____ the bell rung than the students rushed out.' Complete correctly.
18. 'Scarcely had she _____ when the phone rang.' Fill in the blank.
19. Change to past perfect: 'She finished her work. Then she went home.'
20. 'He _____ for the interview for weeks before he finally got the call.' Choose correctly.
21. In reported speech, the simple past typically changes to:
22. 'The patient _____ before the doctor arrived.' Fill in the blank.
23. Which sentence is incorrect?
24. 'The children _____ to sleep by the time their father came home.' Choose the correct option.
25. 'Until yesterday, I _____ never _____ sushi.' Complete correctly.