This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The children were very tired. They ..... football the whole afternoon. A) Had been paying. B) Had played. C) Have played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been paying. 2. Sam did not even realize what a hard time Molly ..... A) Has been had. B) Has been having. C) Had been having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been having. 3. It was the first time that she ..... me to dinner. (INVITE) A) Invited. B) Had invited. C) Has invited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had invited. 4. The construction workers ..... the bridge for six months before it was completed. A) Have been building. B) Had been building. C) Haven't been building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been building. 5. Sleep, slept, ..... A) Slept. B) Slepten. C) Sleeped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slept. 6. The weather around here ..... terrible in the last few weeks. (BE) A) Had been. B) Was. C) Have was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been. 7. If I ..... , I wouldn't be here right now A) Had been riding. B) Had been ride. C) Had had riden. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been riding. 8. WHEN they finally ..... the ship, it had been hiding secrets for many years A) Found. B) Ha been finding. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found. 9. We ..... for Ann for three hours before she finally came. A) Had waited. B) Waiting. C) Waited. D) Had been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been waiting. 10. You got sick because you ..... (eat) the whole time. A) Had eating. B) Has eaten. C) Had eaten. D) Had been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been eating. 11. Her friend said that they ..... at the airport for 10 hours because of the delay of their flight. A) Had been staying. B) Had been staing. C) Had staing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been staying. 12. The lady ..... the twenty dollar bill before my father came back to pick his bill up. A) Has found. B) Had found. C) Finds. D) Was found. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had found. 13. Laura had been living in California before she moved to New York. What happened first? A) Laura had been living in California. B) She moved to New York. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laura had been living in California. 14. We ..... (hope) to find some water for days. A) Had hoped. B) Had been hoping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been hoping. 15. My brother ..... before I felt angry with him. (apologize) A) Had apologized. B) Had been apologizing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had apologized. 16. After I ..... (POST) the letter I ..... (REALISE) I ..... (WRITE) the wrong address. A) Posted-realized-writed. B) Had posted-had realised-had written. C) Had posted-realised-had written. D) Had posted-realised-wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had posted-realised-had written. 17. My little sister Jane ..... (study) in the living room when the doorbell rang A) Has studied. B) Had studied. C) Studied. D) Was studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying. 18. Laura needed a break because she ..... (study) all morning. A) Has been studying. B) Had been studying. C) Had studying. D) Had studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been studying. 19. We (run) ..... along the street for about 60 minutes when a motorbike suddenly stopped right in front of us A) Had been running. B) Are running. C) Did run. D) Were running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 20. She ..... (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he ..... (TELL) her that he ..... (BE) ill for the past two weeks. A) Met-had told-had been. B) Had met-told-was. C) Met-told-was. D) Met-told-had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Met-told-had been. 21. She had been walking next to the river when she ..... a strange noise. A) Had been hearing. B) Had heard. C) Hears. D) Heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heard. 22. When I got home, the children ..... (play) computer games for two hours. A) Had been playing. B) Have been playing. C) Were playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been playing. 23. My friends were very tired at the end of our long trip. We ..... for 6 hours. A) Have been driving. B) Had been driving. C) Had driving been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been driving. 24. After the film had started, we arrived. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect. 25. The following sentence is incorrect: "My friends and I had gone to our first concert when we graduated from high school." A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 26. I was sad when I sold my car ..... for a very long time. A) I've had it. B) I'd had it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'd had it. 27. As soon as I saw her, I knew I ..... the woman I wanted to marry. A) Met. B) Had met. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had met. 28. When they discovered radium, they ..... on it FOR a long time A) Worked. B) Had been working. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 29. By the time we arrived at the station, the train ..... already ..... A) Had left. B) Has left. C) Was leaving. D) Had been leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had left. 30. Carrie ..... the top when the other climbers got there. A) Had reach. B) Reached. C) Had already been reaching. D) Had already reached. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had already reached. 31. I had been learning English for 10 years. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 32. She had (make) ..... soup, so it was still hot and steamy when the visitors came in A) Make. B) Been making. C) Was making. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been making. 33. The Queen ..... her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START) A) Has started. B) Had been starting. C) Started. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Started. 34. She was exhausted because she ..... since eight o'clock that morning. A) Had worked. B) Had been working. C) Has been working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 35. Paul and Debbie fought over a serious problem. They ..... on well for some time. A) Had not been getting. B) Had gotten. C) Had been getting. D) Had not gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been getting. 36. Before the knight joined the army, he ..... fighting with a sword for some time. A) Had been practicing. B) Had practiced. C) Had practice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been practicing. 37. Rita ..... for a year and she was very fit when her ex-boyfriend met her. A) Had been training. B) Has had training. C) Had trained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been training. 38. Poli ..... PE for more than 30 years before he left Masatepe. A) Taught. B) Had been teaching. C) Was teaching. D) Has been teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been teaching. 39. ..... driving a bus? A) Had she been. B) Are she. C) Is she. D) Does she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had she been. 40. Little Joe ..... his teeth by the time he went out. A) Had brushed. B) Had been brushing. C) Had brush. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had brushed. 41. Anthony ..... for his airplane for 3 hours when its delay was announced. A) Had been waiting. B) Has waited. C) Had waited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been waiting. 42. I was sure I ..... that woman before but I couldn't remember when and where. A) Had seen. B) Saw. C) Had been seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had seen. 43. I hadn't ..... Jacob for several years, but anyway I could recognise him immediately. A) SEEN. B) SAW. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SEEN. 44. The teacher was upset because the boys had ..... all through the lesson. A) Talked. B) Been talking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been talking. 45. My sister ..... the piano all morning when I arrived. A) Had be practicing. B) Have been practicing. C) Had been practicing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been practicing. 46. The children ..... their homework, so they were in trouble. A) Hadn't done. B) Didn't do. C) Had done. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't done. 47. Stewart was really exhausted because he ..... after the twins the whole afternoon. A) Had been looking. B) Had looked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been looking. 48. The children ..... to bed when their mother came from work. A) Had already gone. B) Had been going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already gone. 49. By the time the bus arrived, we ..... for an hour and a half. A) Had waited. B) Had been waiting. C) Have been waiting. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 50. I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ..... (never stand) in front of so many people (PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS) A) Had never been standing. B) Had been standing never. C) Hadn't been standing never. D) Hadn't never been standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had never been standing. 51. The beach house they usually rented ..... at the last minute. A) Had been selling. B) Had being sold. C) Had been sold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been sold. 52. After she ..... the violin for ten years, she joined an orchestra. A) Had been playing. B) Has been playing. C) Have been playing. D) Had being playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been playing. 53. They were playing in the yard. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 54. When we got home last night, we found that somebody ..... into the flat. A) Had broken. B) Had been breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had broken. 55. Dad, how long ..... Mum before you got engaged? A) Had you dated. B) Had you been dating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had you been dating. 56. When we came, the boy (sing) ..... loudly for 2 hours A) Had been singing. B) Had being singing. C) Sing. D) Had been sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been singing. 57. He ..... in the rain too long. (sing) A) Had been singing. B) Have been sung. C) Hadn't sang. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been singing. 58. Before she found what she wanted, she ..... (look) for a gift in many shops. A) Had been looking. B) Has looked. C) Looked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been looking. 59. Peter was Sally's best friend. She (know) him all her life. A) Had known. B) Had been knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had known. 60. Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.He ..... TV all afternoon. A) Hadn't watched. B) Hadn't been watching. C) Haven't watched. D) Isn't watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been watching. Next →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Quiz 2Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 3Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 4Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 5Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 6Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 8Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books