This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When he was driving to work he realized that he ..... to take his pendrive with him. A) Forgot. B) Had forgotten. C) Has forgotten. D) Forgets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had forgotten. 2. True or False:To emphasize that you finished all your chores *before* your friends came over, you should say, 'I had been doing my chores before they arrived.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. They ..... dinner and left the restaurant when I ..... A) Finished had called. B) Had finished called. C) Have finished called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished called. 4. To form the past perfect continuous tense, you need the auxiliary verb 'had' followed by which two other parts? A) Has + the-ing verb. B) Been + the-ing verb. C) Been + the past tense verb. D) Be + the-ing verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been + the-ing verb. 5. Jim could not have broken the vase as he ..... to repair his handphone in his room all morning. A) Had been trying. B) Tried. C) Had tried. D) Was trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been trying. 6. Aku telah memperbaiki mobilku selama beberapa menit sebelum aku menghadiri pesta. A) I had been repairing my car for a few minutes before I attended a party. B) I had been repairing my car for a few minutes before I attend a party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had been repairing my car for a few minutes before I attended a party. 7. "I had ..... working." A) Be. B) Do. C) Been. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been. 8. Which sentence shows the correct way to make the past perfect continuous tense negative? A) They been not playing. B) They not had been playing. C) They hadn't been playing. D) They had been not playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They hadn't been playing. 9. I ..... (reach) my mom after I ..... (call) her all day. A) Reached, had been called. B) Reached, had been calling. C) Had reached, had been called. D) Had reached, had been calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reached, had been calling. 10. True or False:To ask a question in the past perfect continuous, you would say, 'Been you studying for a long time?' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. We ..... for two hours A) Has been driving. B) Have driving. C) Have been drive. D) Have been driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have been driving. 12. True or False:The sentence 'He had working on his project since noon' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Identify the correct form of past perfect simple A) She had not finished her lunch. B) We took our bags and rushed on the platform. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had not finished her lunch. 14. My scores in high school ( ..... ) until I made an effort to study more. A) Hadn't been improving. B) Wouldn't have improved. C) Haven't been improving. D) Couldn't be improved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't been improving. 15. They're friends had been waiting all day. A) They're friends had been waiting all day. B) They're friends were waiting all day. C) There friends had been waiting all day. D) Their friends had been waiting all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their friends had been waiting all day. 16. True or False:'They have been studying for the final exam.' is in the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. I ..... about a holiday in Greece. I couldn't believe it when my husband ..... one as a surprise! A) Dreamed / had been booking. B) Has been dreaming / has been booking. C) Had been dreaming / had booked. D) Had been dreaming / booked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been dreaming / booked. 18. This sentence is grammatically correct:'She had been write stories since she was in third grade.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. We were sitting and calling jack who ..... (travel) across Europe A) Has been traveling. B) Had been traveling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been traveling. 20. Which form of the verb is used in the past perfect continuous tense? A) Have/has + been + present participle. B) Had + been + present participle. C) Had + past participle. D) Was/were + present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had + been + present participle. 21. Your friend says, 'I was so tired when I got home from the skatepark.' What is the best question to ask using the past perfect continuous to find out the duration? A) Why were you so tired?. B) What were you doing at the skatepark?. C) Did you skate for a long time?. D) How long had you been skating?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How long had you been skating?. 22. Choose the phrase that correctly completes the question:'How long ..... for your lost dog before you found him?' A) Did you looked. B) Had you been looking. C) You had been looking. D) Have you been looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had you been looking. 23. What is a necessary component of the past perfect continuous tense? A) Had. B) Been. C) Present Participle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. We ..... there was a big sale at the shopping mall last week. Nobody ..... us about it before. A) Didn't knew told. B) Didn't know had told. C) Didn't know had been telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't know had told. 25. The staff ( ..... ) lunch for the special guests since 8 a.m. A) Must have prepared. B) Would have prepared. C) Had been preparing. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been preparing. 26. Kabir had ( ..... ) networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach. A) Had been taking. B) Been taking. C) Taking. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been taking. 27. Complete the sentence:My phone died because I ..... videos for hours. A) Had watched. B) Had been watching. C) Was watched. D) Have been watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 28. Cool breeze ..... since morning. A) Have been blowing. B) Had been blowed. C) Had been blowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been blowing. 29. She ..... all day. No wonder she was tired. A) Has been typing. B) Had been typing. C) Have typed. D) Have been typing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been typing. 30. His English was perfect. He ..... (study) it since he was five. A) Had been studying. B) Had study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been studying. ← 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