This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I did not go out last night because I ..... (work) all day. A) Had been working. B) Has been working. C) Had working. D) Had worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 2. "Had been studying" -is example of A) Future Perfect. B) Past continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Present Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 3. The designer ..... on the character models for months before the redesign. A) A) had been working. B) B) work. C) C) was worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had been working. 4. If I ..... absent yesterday, I would have met him. A) Hadn't been. B) Hadn't been being. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't been. 5. Which pronouns use "had been" ? A) I, you, we, they. B) He, she, it. C) All pronouns. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All pronouns. 6. He was punished, but he felt he ..... anything wrong. A) Hasn't done. B) Hadn't done. C) Hadn't been doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't done. 7. She realized she ..... the same level multiple times before finding the secret path. A) A) had played. B) B) plays. C) C) was played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had played. 8. Before we arrived at the expo, the presentation ..... A) A) had started. B) B) starts. C) C) start. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had started. 9. Before the firefighters saved the frightened kitten, they ..... bring a long ladder. A) Had had to. B) Had been having to. C) Had to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had had to. 10. The waiter served something that we ..... A) Hadn't been ordering. B) Hadn't ordered. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't ordered. 11. After Cindy ..... herself a sandwich, she poured some tea into a cup. A) Makes. B) Had made. C) Made. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had made. 12. When she got paid, Julie realized that her boss ..... her a pay rise. A) Gave. B) Had given. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had given. 13. They ..... (not fly) for long when they lost radio contact. A) Had not been flying. B) Not had been flying. C) Not had fly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been flying. 14. I was really relieved when I found the documents. I ..... (look for) them whole morning (PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS) A) Had been looked for. B) Had been looked. C) Had looked for. D) Had been looking for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been looking for. 15. I was really tired because I ..... A) Studied. B) Had studied. C) Had been studying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been studying. 16. When she finally found her keys, she realized she ..... for almost an hour. A) Had been searching. B) Had searched. C) Had been searching. D) Has been searching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been searching. 17. They ..... (ALREADY LEAVE) the village before the sun ..... (RISE). A) Had already left-rose. B) Had aleady left-rised. C) Already left-had risen. D) Alreary left-rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already left-rose. 18. When the captain arrived, they ..... for a boat FOR one hour A) Looked. B) Had been looking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been looking. 19. I was exhausted because I ..... (run) for over an hour. A) Had been running. B) Has been running. C) Has been runs. D) Had been ruined. E) Had been run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 20. When I ..... (ARRIVE) home I ..... (SEE) that someone ..... (BREAK) into my house. A) Arrived-had seen-broke. B) Arrived-saw-had broken. C) Arrived-saw-broke. D) Had arrived-saw-broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived-saw-had broken. 21. Marry had (walk) ..... three miles a day before her leg was broken A) Will have been walking. B) Have been walking. C) Had been walking. D) Is walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been walking. 22. By the time I arrived at the party, the guests ..... all the food. A) Had been eating. B) Were eating. C) Had eaten. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten. 23. He hasn't been going to school ..... last year. A) For. B) Since. C) During. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 24. Because Reina ..... she was tired. A) Has been jogging. B) Were jogging. C) Had been jogging. D) Jogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been jogging. 25. Brad ..... for his sales receipt in his wallet and in all the shopping bags before he found it in the kitchen. A) Had been looking. B) Had looked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had looked. 26. The gamer ..... a professional career before turning 18. A) A) had started. B) B) starts. C) C) had been starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had started. 27. ..... for a long time in the city before he finally found the hotel? A) Had he walked. B) Had he been walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had he been walking. 28. Dad ..... all morning, and the kitchen smelled great. A) Had cooked. B) Had been cooking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been cooking. 29. The students ..... (prepare) for their excursion for months. A) Had prepared. B) Had been preparing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been preparing. 30. By the time his friend ..... the instructions, Luke ..... all the assignment. A) Had been reading/finished. B) Read/had finished. C) Had read/had finished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read/had finished. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Quiz 1Past 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books