Test Past Perfect Quiz 7 — 10 Exam-Style Question with Explanation & Word Meaning (Past Perfect Tense With Vocabulary Builder)
Past Perfect Tense — Exercise 7 (Q&A with Solution’s Explanation and Vocabulary Builder, Learn English)
This practice test trains you to recognize and use the Past Perfect Tense (had + verb 3rd form) in real contexts. Each question includes the correct past-perfect form, a short verb definition (vocabulary builder + POS notes), and detailed one-sentence explanations for every option (A–D) that tell why the option is correct or incorrect and what choosing it would mean. Practice, prepare and improve both English grammar and vocabulary.
English Grammar Definition: Past Perfect (had + past participle form)
- Form: had + past participle (Verb 3rd form).
- Examples: She had finished; They had gone; Had you seen it before?
- Main uses:
- An action completed before another past action or past time.
- To show the earlier of two past events in a narrative.
- Signal words: already, by the time, before, after, until, when, prior to.
- Negatives / Questions: had not (hadn’t) + V3; Had + subject + V3?
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Quiz Instructions
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of four given options.
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- Below the quiz box, there are explanation of each options. You can study and try again.
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. They __ the deprecated endpoints before sending the notice.
A) had removed B) removed C) have removed D) were removing
Verb: remove — verb. To take away or delete; removal (noun).
A) Correct: had removed — deletion completed earlier.
B) Wrong: past simple — ambiguous sequence.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong temporal link.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests ongoing removal.
2. By the time the tutorial started, the instructor __ example files.
A) had uploaded B) uploaded C) have uploaded D) was uploading
Verb: upload — verb. To transfer files to a server; upload (noun).
A) Correct: had uploaded — upload completed prior to tutorial.
B) Wrong: past simple — contestable order.
C) Wrong: present perfect — different nuance.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests upload in progress.
3. They __ rollback instructions before the hotfix deployment.
A) had documented B) documented C) have documented D) were documenting
Verb: document — verb. To record information; documentation (noun).
A) Correct: had documented — instructions recorded earlier.
B) Wrong: past simple — does not emphasize precedence.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong time relation.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests in-progress documentation.
4. By the time the client joined, we __ negotiation notes.
A) had captured B) captured C) have captured D) were capturing
Verb: capture — verb. To record or take hold of data/notes; capture (noun).
A) Correct: had captured — notes already recorded.
B) Wrong: past simple — neutral past.
C) Wrong: present perfect — links to now.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests ongoing capture.
5. They __ the retention policy before archiving logs.
A) had ratified B) ratified C) have ratified D) were ratifying
Verb: ratify — verb. To formally approve; ratification (noun).
A) Correct: had ratified — ratification occurred prior to archiving.
B) Wrong: past simple — doesn’t show order.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong temporal frame.
D) Wrong: past continuous — implies still in process.
6. By the time the demo began, the team __ the performance benchmarks.
A) had achieved B) achieved C) have achieved D) were achieving
Verb: achieve — verb. To reach a target or goal; achievement (noun).
A) Correct: had achieved — benchmarks reached before demo.
B) Wrong: past simple — ambiguous sequence.
C) Wrong: present perfect — ties to present.
D) Wrong: past continuous — implies achieving was ongoing.
7. They __ the fallback database before failing over.
A) had synchronised B) synchronised C) have synchronised D) were synchronising
Verb: synchronise — verb. To make things occur at same time; synchronization (noun).
A) Correct: had synchronised — sync completed prior to failover.
B) Wrong: past simple — neutral past.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong nuance.
D) Wrong: past continuous — indicates sync ongoing.
8. By the time the release notes published, we __ contributor credits.
A) had verified B) verified C) have verified D) were verifying
Verb: verify — verb. To confirm accuracy; verification (noun).
A) Correct: had verified — verification finished before publication.
B) Wrong: past simple — ambiguous.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong time relation.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests in-progress verification.
9. They __ latency thresholds before measuring throughput.
A) had defined B) defined C) have defined D) were defining
Verb: define — verb. To state precisely; definition (noun).
A) Correct: had defined — thresholds set prior to measurement.
B) Wrong: past simple — neutral past.
C) Wrong: present perfect — links to present.
D) Wrong: past continuous — implies still being set.
10. By the time the outage cleared, engineers __ a permanent mitigation.
A) had implemented B) implemented C) have implemented D) were implementing
Verb: implement — verb. To put a solution into effect; implementation (noun).
A) Correct: had implemented — mitigation completed before outage cleared.
B) Wrong: past simple — ambiguous sequence.
C) Wrong: present perfect — wrong nuance.
D) Wrong: past continuous — suggests work ongoing.
