This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was the baby's face so dirty? Choose the correct past perfect continuous form for the answer. A) He was eating chocolate. B) He had been eating chocolate. C) He eats chocolate. D) He had eaten chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had been eating chocolate. 2. True or False:The past perfect continuous tense describes an action that started and finished at the exact same time as another past action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ..... out. A) Have just gone. B) Had gone. C) Just went. D) Has just gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone. 4. She eats dinner at 7 p.m. A) She had eaten dinner at 7 p.m. B) She ate dinner at 7 p.m. C) She had been eating dinner at 7 p.m. D) She was eating dinner at 7 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been eating dinner at 7 p.m. 5. We ..... that car for ten years before it broke down. (used with non-continuous/stative verbs) A) Had been having. B) Had had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had had. 6. Your sister did not like fried rice. Had your sister been cooking fried rice? A) Your sister loves fried rice and was cooking it. B) Yes, your sister was cooking fried rice. C) No, your sister had not been cooking fried rice. D) Your sister cooked fried rice yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, your sister had not been cooking fried rice. 7. Dio ..... (not/operate) his phone when he used his laptop to learn A) Was operating. B) Don't operate. C) Had not operated. D) Operated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had not operated. 8. Andi: " ..... ?"Aliya:'' Yes, I had been staying for a while." A) Did you enjoy your staying?. B) Are you staying to stay somewhere?. C) Have you been staying for a while?. D) Had you been staying for a while?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you been staying for a while?. 9. Complete the sentence to show the action was ongoing before the discovery:When I walked in, I could tell my brother ..... my video games without asking. A) Played. B) Had been playing. C) Was playing. D) Has been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 10. Which sentence is an example of the past perfect continuous tense? A) She had been studying for the test. B) He finished his homework. C) We were playing outside. D) I have been reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been studying for the test. 11. Which auxiliary verb is used in the past perfect continuous tense? A) Had. B) Was. C) Is. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 12. Choose the best sentence that uses the past perfect continuous tense. A) I have waited at the bus stop. B) I will wait at the bus stop. C) I had been waiting at the bus stop. D) I wait at the bus stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had been waiting at the bus stop. 13. Timothy ..... networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach. A) Had taken. B) Could have taken. C) Had been taking. D) Have been taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been taking. 14. Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the past perfect continuous tense? A) We had been not studying for the test. B) He hadn't been feeling well, so he went home. C) She had not been pay attention in class. D) They not had been listening to the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He hadn't been feeling well, so he went home. 15. After she ..... his homework, he ..... games. A) Finished, had played. B) Had finished, played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished, played. 16. You ..... for the test, so you were very nervous. A) Hasn't been stydying. B) Weren't studying. C) Hadn't studyed. D) Hadn't studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't studied. 17. You ..... the whole family before you migrated. A) Has been supporting. B) Has supported. C) Have been supporting. D) Had been supporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been supporting. 18. True or False:The sentence 'They had been playing soccer for two hours before it started to rain' is a correct example of the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Aiden and Siti ..... for twenty minutes when the Discipline Master was called. A) Were quarrelling. B) Quarrelled. C) Had been quarrelling. D) Had quarrelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been quarrelling. 20. Sam failed his math test. It was obvious that he ..... attention to the lessons in the weeks before. A) Has not been paying. B) Had not been paying. C) Was not paying. D) Had not paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not been paying. 21. We had been playing video games for 5 hours. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 22. We ..... for a long time with them before I left the group. A) Had danced. B) Had been dancing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been dancing. 23. She ..... (sing) in the bathroom when her mom ..... (knock) on the door. A) Was singing, was knocking. B) Were singing, knocking. C) Was singing, knocked. D) Sang, was knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was singing, knocked. 24. What is the main use of the past perfect continuous tense? A) To express a habitual action in the past. B) To indicate a completed action in the present. C) To describe a future action that will happen before another future action. D) To show that an action was ongoing in the past before another past action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show that an action was ongoing in the past before another past action. 25. Read the timeline of events:1. (Morning) Sarah started practicing piano. 2. (Afternoon) She continued practicing. 3. (4 PM) Her friends arrived. Which sentence best describes the situation at 4 PM? A) By the time her friends arrived, Sarah had practiced the piano. B) When her friends arrived, Sarah had been practicing the piano for hours. C) When her friends arrived, Sarah was practicing the piano. D) Before her friends arrived, Sarah practiced the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When her friends arrived, Sarah had been practicing the piano for hours. 26. When we arrived at the restaurant, the buffet ..... already. A) Had started. B) Started. C) Had been starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 27. Shamsul was tired because he (work) ..... all day A) Had been working. B) Worked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 28. The sentence 'He had been studying for the test all night' 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. 29. The class is quietly working on their projects. A) Present Continuous. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Simple. D) Present Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Continuous. 30. Which of these verbs are past perfect A) Hasn't wanted. B) Had not been. C) Have looked. D) Seen. 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