This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. She had (make) ..... soup, so it was still hot and steamy when the visitors came in A) Was making. B) Made. C) Make. D) Been making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Been making. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Paul and Debbie fought over a serious problem. They ..... on well for some time. A) Had not been getting. B) Had gotten. C) Had not gotten. D) Had been getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been getting. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Poli ..... PE for more than 30 years before he left Masatepe. A) Has been teaching. B) Had been teaching. C) Taught. D) Was teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been teaching. 9. ..... driving a bus? A) Had she been. B) Is she. C) Does she. D) Are she. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had she been. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. The children ..... their homework, so they were in trouble. A) Hadn't done. B) Didn't do. C) Done. D) Had done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't done. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. By the time the bus arrived, we ..... for an hour and a half. A) Have been waiting. B) Had waited. C) Had been waiting. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been waiting. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. After she ..... the violin for ten years, she joined an orchestra. A) Had being playing. B) Has been playing. C) Had been playing. D) Have been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. When we came, the boy (sing) ..... loudly for 2 hours A) Had being singing. B) Had been sing. C) Had been singing. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been singing. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.He ..... TV all afternoon. A) Hadn't been watching. B) Haven't watched. C) Hadn't watched. D) Isn't watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't been watching. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Quiz 1Past 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