This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Her eyes were red. It was obvious she ..... A) 'd crying. B) 'd been crying. C) Had crying. D) Had be crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'd been crying. 2. We (clean) our flat all day long. A) A) have been cleaning. B) B) have cleaned. C) C) has cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) have been cleaning. 3. Which time signal is commonly used with Past Perfect Continuous? A) Now, today. B) Tomorrow, next time. C) Always, every day. D) For, since, before. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For, since, before. 4. True or False:The sentence 'She had been practicing piano since two hours before her teacher arrived' uses the word 'since' correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Complete the sentence:My phone died because I ..... videos all morning. A) Am watching. B) Had been watching. C) Was watching. D) Have been watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 6. She ..... verb for two weeks. A) Had been practicing. B) Have been practicing. C) Has been practicing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been practicing. 7. True or False:The sentence 'He was tired because he had been running' shows an action (running) that happened for a while before he felt tired. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. We ..... English together a few minutes ago. A) Study. B) Studying. C) Were study. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studied. 9. Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly? A) I had been waiting for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived. B) I wait for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. C) I am waiting for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. D) I waited for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had been waiting for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived. 10. Which auxiliary verbs are used in the past perfect continuous tense? A) Have/has. B) Had/been. C) Was/were. D) Will/shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had/been. 11. Which question is formed correctly to ask about a past ongoing action? A) Did you were studying for a long time before your break?. B) How long had you been studying before you took a break?. C) Have you been studying long before taking a break?. D) You had been studying for how long before you took a break?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How long had you been studying before you took a break?. 12. My eyes were sore because I ..... on my phone all night. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to show the cause. A) Have been looking. B) Had been looking. C) Was looking. D) Had looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been looking. 13. Andrew ..... as an assistant manager before he was promoted. A) Had been working. B) Had been worked. C) Have working. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 14. "They ..... for an hour before the rain stopped." A) Played. B) Had played. C) Had been playing. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 15. I ..... to get tickets for that play for months, and didn't want to miss it. A) Has been trying. B) Had been trying. C) Had been tried. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been trying. 16. Which sentence shows an action that was happening *before* the main event, not at the same time? A) She had been reading for an hour when the lights went out. B) She read while the lights were out. C) She was reading when the lights went out. D) She has been reading since the lights went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been reading for an hour when the lights went out. 17. Choose the correct sentence in the present perfect continuous tense. A) They have played football for an hour. B) They were playing football for an hour. C) They have been playing football for an hour. D) They will be playing football for an hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have been playing football for an hour. 18. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a time marker to connect two past actions. A) She had practiced piano when she had been hearing the knock. B) She was practicing piano before she had heard the knock. C) She had been practicing piano when she heard the knock. D) She has been practicing piano when she heard the knock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been practicing piano when she heard the knock. 19. Rita ..... english grammar since 2007. A) Had been traveling. B) Have been teaching. C) Has been teaching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been traveling. 20. Which sentence best combines these two ideas? 'The band practiced all month. Then, they performed an amazing concert.' A) The band was practicing when they performed the concert. B) The band had been practicing all month before they performed an amazing concert. C) The band practiced and then they were performing the concert. D) The band that performed has been practicing all month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The band had been practicing all month before they performed an amazing concert. 21. Complete the sentence:By the time the pizza arrived, we ..... for over an hour. A) Was waiting. B) Had been waiting. C) Had waited. D) Have been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 22. How do you correctly form a yes/no question with the past perfect continuous tense? A) You had been studying?. B) Have you were studying?. C) Had you been studying?. D) Did you have been studying?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had you been studying?. 23. Complete the sentence:He was out of breath because he had been jogging ..... the park. A) For. B) Since. C) Around. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around. 24. It had been ..... and the ground was still wet. A) Raining. B) Rainy. C) Rained. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raining. 25. True or False:The sentence 'They had been wait for the bus' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Zac was ecstatic when his parents bought him a bicycle he ..... for. A) Wished. B) Had wished. C) Was wishing. D) Had been wishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been wishing. 27. Complete the sentence:My fingers were sore because I ..... on my phone for three hours. A) Have been texting. B) Had texted. C) Was texting. D) Had been texting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been texting. 28. Your sister ..... online games all afternoon yesterday. This was why she didn't finish her homework. A) Has been playing. B) Had played. C) Had been playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 29. Laura needed a break because she (solve) ..... past perfect continuous tense exercises all morning. A) Had been solving. B) Solving. C) Was solved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been solving. 30. Had the company been fair in giving bonuses, the employees would not have gone on strike." A) The employees were quite dissatisfied. B) The employees are still going on strike. C) The employees were not given bonuses at all. D) The company has given the employees fair bonuses. E) The company has lost many employees. 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