This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They ..... all day so their legs were sore in the evening. (cycle) A) Had been cycling. B) Had being cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been cycling. 2. I ..... (not to study) Japanese before I ..... (to go) to Japan. A) Wasn't studying/ was going. B) Hadn't studied/went. C) Didn't study/had gone. D) Not studied/had went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't studied/went. 3. Which is the correct form for Past Perfect? A) He had been paying the musician before. B) He will be paying the musician before. C) He had paid the musician before. D) He paid the musician before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had paid the musician before. 4. When Mary arrived home, her mother ..... lunch. A) Had been cooking. B) Had cooked. C) Has cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had cooked. 5. We use Past Perfect Continuous to talk about present situations. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. For an action which lasted for some time in the past and result was visible, we use A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Past Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 7. Jorgy and Akbar have been studying since this morning. A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. B) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 8. I love this writer's books. I ..... them for years. A) Had been read. B) Have been reading. C) Had been reading. D) Has been reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been reading. 9. Lorraine ..... (learn) English for 12 years before she moved to England. A) Had learned. B) Had been learning. C) Has learned. D) Has been learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been learning. 10. The passengers were cross because the airline (lose) everyone's bags. A) Had lost. B) Had been losing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had lost. 11. She ..... a small flat in Mirfa in 2010. A) Has bought. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 12. When I ..... the essay, I gave it to the teacher. A) Have finished. B) Had finished. C) Was finishing. D) Had been finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 13. Last night I ..... my dog. I ..... my dog. Can you help me look for him? A) Have lost / found. B) Lost / have't found. C) Lose / have find. D) Lost / has found. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost / have't found. 14. She noticed Louise's attention ..... at her daughter. A) Had directed. B) Had been directed. C) Had being directed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been directed. 15. Is this correct?They had been offered half a million dollars for the house, but they did not want to sell it. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. When we met, you ..... at that company for six months. A) Worked. B) Had been working. C) Have worked. D) Had worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 17. When I ..... (WALK) through Bologna I ..... (THINK) about the wonderful times I ..... (SPEND) there as a student. A) Was walking-was thinking-had spent. B) Walked-was thinking-was spending. C) Walked-thought-spent. D) Was walking-thought-was spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking-was thinking-had spent. 18. The children were tired because they ..... football for two hours. A) Had been played. B) Had played. C) Had been playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 19. When we arrived, the show ..... (to start) A) Hasn't started. B) Didn't start. C) Had started. D) Have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had started. 20. Alice ..... (not / be) hungry because she ..... (just / eat). A) Wasn't / had eaten. B) Wasn't / had just eaten. C) Wasn't / has just eaten. D) Is not / had just eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't / had just eaten. 21. I didn't want to watch the film because ..... it five times. A) I've already been seeing. B) I'd already seen. C) I'd already been seeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'd already seen. 22. They ..... anything all day, so they were really hungry. A) Hadn't eaten. B) Hadn't been eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't eaten. 23. By the time we got to the theatre, the play ..... A) Had already started. B) Had already been starting. C) Had already start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already started. 24. Which of the following is a sentence in "Past Perfect Continuous" ? A) It has been a hard day today, I will go to sleep. B) It rained today and the streets are wet. C) It had been raining hard for several hours and the streets were very wet. D) It had been rained hard for several hours and the streets were very we. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It had been raining hard for several hours and the streets were very wet. 25. I ..... (work) as an instructor for ages and was a bit bored with my job. A) Had worked. B) Had work. C) Was worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had worked. 26. We'd been waiting for our friend when the movie started. What happened first? A) We'd been waiting for our friend. B) The movie started. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We'd been waiting for our friend. 27. "for" and "since" are time expressions often used with ..... A) Past Perfect continuous. B) Past Simple. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect continuous. 28. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple of the Verbs in brackets.1. The skier ..... (return) to the hotel before the storm started. A) Returned. B) Was returned. C) Had returned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had returned. 29. When I came to the quay, our ship ..... for a few minutes. A) Had sailed. B) Had been sailing. C) Had sail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been sailing. 30. She ..... a bright yellow dress when I ..... her last (wear, see) A) Was wearing-was seeing. B) Weared-was seeing. C) Wore-saw. D) Was wearing-saw. 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