This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. May (study) ..... for six hours, so took a break. A) Had studied. B) Had been studying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been studying. 2. I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ..... (never stand) in front of so many people. 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. 3. Which sentence shows the use of Past Perfect Tense correctly? A) They were eating before they come. B) They had eaten before they came. C) They eat before they came. D) They have eaten before they came. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They had eaten before they came. 4. How would you correctly change this sentence to be negative? 'He had been listening to the teacher.' A) He was not been listening to the teacher. B) He had not been listening to the teacher. C) He not had been listening to the teacher. D) He had been not listening to the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had not been listening to the teacher. 5. True or False:To correct the error in 'She was tired because she had been ran all morning, ' you should change 'ran' to 'running'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. My brother and I ..... a movie at home last Sunday. A) Watches. B) Watched. C) Watch. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watched. 7. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:By the time we arrived, they ..... for hours. A) Have been waiting. B) Had been waiting. C) Was waiting. D) Were waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 8. Suzan was happy after dancing with Peter.Suzan was happy because she ..... (dancing) with Peter. A) Had danced. B) Had been dancing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been dancing. 9. They ..... these sweets until someone told them it was poisonous. A) Have been eating. B) Has been eating. C) Have ate. D) Had been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been eating. 10. Complete the sentence:My eyes were sore because I ..... video games for three hours. A) Played. B) Was playing. C) Had been playing. D) Has been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 11. He ..... TV for a long time before he slept. A) Was watching. B) Had been watching. C) Watched. D) Has watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 12. Dina is in the class A) Dina had been being in the class. B) Dina had been be in the class. C) Dina had been in the class. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dina had been being in the class. 13. She ..... expecting the worst. A) Had. B) 'd been. C) Had being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'd been. 14. We ..... (walk) for about ten minutes before it ..... (start) to rain. A) Had been walking, started. B) Walked, had been starting. C) Walked, had been started. D) Had been walked, had been starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been walking, started. 15. They play soccer every Saturday. A) They were playing soccer every Saturday. B) They played soccer every Saturday. C) They had been playing soccer every Saturday. D) They had played soccer every Saturday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had been playing soccer every Saturday. 16. How ..... before you found the buried treasure? A) Had you been dig. B) Has you been digging. C) Has you been dig. D) Had you been digging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you been digging. 17. I finally reached my mom ..... her all day. A) I'd been calling. B) I have called. C) I called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'd been calling. 18. Which sentence correctly contrasts the two tenses? A) Past Perfect = result, Past Perfect Continuous = duration. B) Past Perfect = duration, Past Perfect Continuous = result. C) Both show duration. D) Both show result of past actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect = result, Past Perfect Continuous = duration. 19. True or False:To make the past perfect continuous tense, you use the helping verbs 'has' and 'been'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. The printer ..... working well. A) Had not been. B) Hadn't. C) Had not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been. 21. What is the verb tense we are studying? A) The verb tense is "present perfect" . B) The verb tense is "present perfect progressive" . C) The verb tense is "past perfect progressive" . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The verb tense is "past perfect progressive" . 22. I ..... (not, sleep) when father ..... (come) home. A) Were not sleeping, came. B) Was not sleeping, came. C) Was not sleeping, was coming. D) Did not sleep, came. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was not sleeping, came. 23. My sister's roommate was upset. She ..... been waiting for an hour. A) Had. B) Has. C) Have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 24. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense without any errors? A) I had been ran for an hour before I felt tired. B) She had be working there for a year when she quit. C) They were tired because they had been cleaning the garage all day. D) He has been trying to call you before his phone died. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were tired because they had been cleaning the garage all day. 25. We were shocked to see her ..... been expecting her. A) We are. B) We have. C) We'd not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We'd not. 26. Complete the sentence to place the adverb correctly:He admitted he ..... secretly been taking snacks from the pantry. A) Had secretly. B) Secretly had. C) Been secretly. D) Had not never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had secretly. 27. True or False:The sentence 'She had been cooking for two hours before dinner was served.' is in the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. I ..... (study) for hours before the exam, so I was ready. A) Had studied. B) Was studying. C) Studied. D) Had been studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been studying. 29. Choose the sentence with the same meaning:"After they had been traveling for several hours, they finally reached their destination." A) They had been traveling for several hours after they reached their destination. B) By the time they reached their destination, they had been traveling for several hours. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the time they reached their destination, they had been traveling for several hours. 30. Before the storm hit, they ..... flowers in the garden. A) Had been planting. B) Had planting. C) Been planting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been planting. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 1Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 2Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 4Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 5Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books