This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "She was tired because she ..... all night." A) Was studying. B) Had been studying. C) Had studied. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been studying. 2. Tabita ..... them tall stories. When they found out, they were furious. A) Has been telling. B) Have told. C) Had been telling. D) Have been telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been telling. 3. They (look) for their cat since morning. A) A) have been looking. B) B) have looked. C) C) has looking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) have been looking. 4. Steve was disappointed when he had to cancel the trip he ..... since two months ago. A) Had planned. B) Planned. C) Was planning. D) Had been planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been planning. 5. True or False:The sentence 'I had been knowing the secret for a week' uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which sentence places the adverb 'just' correctly? A) They had been just talking when the principal walked in. B) They just had been talking when the principal walked in. C) They had been talking just when the principal walked in. D) They had just been talking when the principal walked in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They had just been talking when the principal walked in. 7. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense structure? A) She had been practice her lines for the school play. B) They had been waiting for the bus before it started to rain. C) He has been playing video games all afternoon. D) We were been studying for the test for three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They had been waiting for the bus before it started to rain. 8. "Past Perfect Continuous Tense"Tim was angry because he ..... for his friend for over an hour. A) Has waited. B) Had been waiting. C) Waited. D) Has been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 9. Choose the sentence that correctly shows the action was *ongoing* and not a single completed event before the snow started. A) By the time it started snowing, we had been building the snowman for an hour. B) By the time it started snowing, we had built the snowman. C) By the time it started snowing, we built the snowman. D) By the time it started snowing, we were building the snowman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the time it started snowing, we had been building the snowman for an hour. 10. Find mistakes in the sentences below:She had been waiting for the bus for an hour when it arrives. A) Arrives. B) Had been. C) When. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrives. 11. True or False:'Emily had been studying for hours before the test started.' is written 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. 12. Peter clicked on the button on screen, and then sat down and ..... to his favourite music. A) Had listened. B) Listened. C) Had been listening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Listened. 13. Yesterday it ..... when you called me. A) Were raining. B) Is raining. C) Was raining. D) Rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was raining. 14. By the time I arrived, the teacher ..... the lesson. A) Had explained. B) Explains. C) Explained. D) Was explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had explained. 15. Complete the sentence:My brother was sleepy because he ..... video games all night. A) Has been playing. B) Is playing. C) Was playing. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 16. Complete the sentence:Before the coach arrived, the team ..... drills. A) Had be practicing. B) Had been practiceing. C) Had been practicing. D) Had been practing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been practicing. 17. Thomas and I ..... this movie for 2 hours when you came. A) Have play. B) Had been playing. C) Will play. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 18. ExerciseWe ..... (wait) 45 minutes for the bus before it finally. A) Had been waitting. B) Hadn't been waiting. C) Had been waiting. D) Has been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been waiting. 19. It ..... and the pavement ..... covered with puddles. A) Had been raining / was. B) Was raining / had been. C) Rained / had been. D) Had rained / had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been raining / was. 20. She ..... for her exam for weeks before she finally took it. A) Has been preparing. B) Prepared. C) Had been preparing. D) Was preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been preparing. 21. "Past Perfect Tense" Robert ..... from Maria for ages before she called him. A) Had been hearding. B) Hasn't heard. C) Heard. D) Hadn't heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't heard. 22. Had the teachers ..... before the strike? A) Been work. B) Working. C) Been working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been working. 23. I ..... riding a horse when I visited my grandparents. A) Had been. B) Is being. C) Has been. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has been. 24. Who ..... all this while when Mother was away? A) Are cooking. B) Have been cooking. C) Was cooking. D) Had been cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been cooking. 25. Our pool pump ..... running properly before the storm. A) Had not have. B) Hadn't been. C) Hadn't being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been. 26. Steven felt tired as he ..... (sail) for several hours. A) Has sailed. B) Had been sailing. C) Was sailed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been sailing. 27. Fill in the blank to best show the *reason* for the result:The ground was muddy because it ..... all night. A) Was raining. B) Rained. C) Has rained. D) Had been raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been raining. 28. The car ..... in the advertisement had already ..... A) Listed, stalled. B) Listing, stalling. C) Listed, stalling. D) Listing, stalled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listed, stalled. 29. Carlos ..... all day, so he had a headache. A) Has been working. B) Had been working. C) Was working. D) Had worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 30. Identify the tense in the following sentence:It had been raining since last night. A) Future Perfect Continuous. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Present Perfect Continuous. D) Past Perfect. 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