This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... the contract before the meeting ended. A) Had been signing. B) Had signed. C) Sang. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had signed. 2. When I walked into the kitchen, the floor was soaked. Which sentence best uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense to explain why? A) The sink was overflowing. B) The sink overflowed. C) The sink had been overflowing. D) The sink had overflowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sink had been overflowing. 3. I ..... borrow the book from Tim because I ..... it already. A) Didn't had read. B) Was not had read. C) Didn't read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't had read. 4. Before we parked our car we ..... the ticket. A) Collected. B) Had collected. C) Had been collecting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had collected. 5. Ramya ( ..... ) information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes. A) Had gathered. B) Had been gathering. C) Was gathering. D) Had been gathered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been gathering. 6. "She ..... watching TV when I called her." A) Had been. B) Is be. C) Have be. D) Don't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been. 7. Lucy was delighted when she got a new car. What is the reason for her delight, based on evidence from the sentences? A) She had been hoping for a new car. B) She had been saving money for a trip. C) She had been working late. D) She had been studying all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been hoping for a new car. 8. The sentence 'They was been working on the project since last week' is correctly written in past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Fill in the blank with the correct form:She ..... the piano for years before she performed on stage. A) Was playing. B) Has been playing. C) Played. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 10. "They ..... reading a story." A) Are been. B) Had be. C) Had been. D) Has be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 11. And then finally, after he told me everything, I realised what ..... (happen) to him when he was a little boy. A) Had been happened. B) Had happened. C) Had happening. D) Had been happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been happening. 12. Jame was hungry because he ..... anything. A) Had been eating. B) Eaten. C) Had eaten. D) Had not eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had not eaten. 13. How long ..... before she finally found the missing cat? A) Has she been searching. B) Is she searching. C) Was she searching. D) Had she been searching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had she been searching. 14. The sentence 'They had been waiting for the bus' 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. 15. When it ..... (start) to rain, the kids ..... (clean) the classroom. A) Started, cleaned. B) Started, is cleaning. C) Started, was cleaning. D) Started, were cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Started, were cleaning. 16. The rooms ..... (be) lovely and tidy because my flatmate ..... (clean). A) Had been, cleaned. B) Was, had been cleaning. C) Were, had been cleaning. D) Had been being, cleaned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were, had been cleaning. 17. Daniel ..... dinner when Emma came in. A) Was having. B) Were having. C) Having. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was having. 18. By the time the party ended, they ..... music for five hours. A) Have been playing. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 19. Complete the sentence to show that a habit continued for a long time in the past, using the adverb 'always'. A) He had been always talking about getting a dog before he finally got one. B) He always had been talking about getting a dog before he finally got one. C) He had always been talking about getting a dog before he finally got one. D) He had been talking always about getting a dog before he finally got one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had always been talking about getting a dog before he finally got one. 20. "He had been ..... his room for five hours yesterday."(Paint) A) Painted. B) Painting. C) Is paint. D) Paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting. 21. He ..... to Cape Town before 1997. A) Didn't be. B) Hasn't been. C) Wasn't. D) Hadn't been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't been. 22. Identify the correct past perfect continuous form for the sentence:'By the time the movie started, we ..... popcorn.' A) Were eating. B) Had been eating. C) Eat. D) Have been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been eating. 23. She'd been working here ..... two years. A) For. B) Before. C) Since. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 24. "It had ..... all day yesterday."(Rain) A) Been rainest. B) Been raining. C) Been rain. D) Been rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been raining. 25. Select the sentence that uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense. A) I had played that level before. B) I was playing my new game all afternoon. C) I had been playing my new game for hours when my mom called me for dinner. D) I play video games after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had been playing my new game for hours when my mom called me for dinner. 26. Choose the sentence with the same meaning:"David had gone home before we arrived." A) We arrived before David had gone home. B) After David had gone home, we arrived. C) Before David had gone home, we arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After David had gone home, we arrived. 27. Complete the sentence:By the time the bell rang, we ..... on our science project for a full hour. A) Were working. B) Had been working. C) Have been working. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 28. Karan ( ..... ) all day, so he had a headache. A) Was working. B) Had been working. C) Has been working. D) Had worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 29. She ..... (cook) dinner for two hours before the guests ..... (arrive). A) Had cooked, arrive. B) Cooked, arrived. C) Had been cooked, arrived. D) Had been cooking, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been cooking, arrived. 30. The naughty boy ..... all the answers before the teacher caught him. A) Have been copying. B) Had been copying. C) Has copying. D) Has been copying. 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