This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence is NOT in the past perfect continuous tense? A) I have been reading a book. B) She was baking a cake. C) We were watching TV. D) They had been waiting for the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was baking a cake. 2. Our clothes were wet because we ..... football in the rain. A) Had played. B) Had been playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 3. If your friend's eyes were red, which sentence best explains the reason using the past perfect continuous tense? A) She was watching a sad movie when I arrived. B) She watched a sad movie. C) She had been watching a sad movie before I arrived. D) She has been watching a sad movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been watching a sad movie before I arrived. 4. They do not buy a book. A) Had they not been buying a book?. B) Had they been not buying a book?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had they not been buying a book?. 5. They ..... (not prepare) for the meeting when the boss arrived. A) Didn't prepare. B) Hadn't been preparing. C) Weren't preparing. D) Hadn't prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been preparing. 6. Read this:'The ground was wet and the air smelled fresh. It had been raining all morning, but the sun was finally peeking out.' Why is 'had been raining' the best verb choice here? A) To make a prediction about future rain. B) To show the rain just started. C) To show the result of a past action (the wet ground) was caused by a longer, continuous action (the rain). D) To show that it was raining at the exact moment the sun came out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show the result of a past action (the wet ground) was caused by a longer, continuous action (the rain). 7. They ..... (not work) on the project before the deadline. A) Had not been working. B) Had not worked. C) Hadn't worked. D) Hadn't been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been working. 8. Agus had been living in Yogyakarta A) Agus had not been living in Yogyakarta. B) Agus had been not living in Yogyakarta. C) Agus not had been living in Yogyakarta. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agus had not been living in Yogyakarta. 9. Complete the sentence:My phone died because I ..... watching videos all afternoon. A) Was. B) Am. C) Have been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 10. I ..... for an hour when an ambulance arrived at my neighbour's. A) Was working out. B) Has worked out. C) Had been working out. D) Had worked out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been working out. 11. Complete the sentence:My eyes were sore ..... I had been reading for three hours straight. A) After. B) Because. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because. 12. John ..... out when I ..... in the office. A) Has gone / arrived. B) Went / had arrived. C) Had gone / arrived. D) Had gone / had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had gone / arrived. 13. ..... the players ..... playing by the rules? A) Had, been. B) Has, being. C) Have, being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had, been. 14. True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been waiting long before the movie started' is a correct negative sentence 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. Complete the question:How long ..... on the phone before her mom told her to hang up? A) She had been talking. B) Was she talking. C) Had she been talking. D) Has she been talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had she been talking. 16. Before you leave, please ..... that file by making a copy on a floppy disk. A) Duplicate. B) Delete. C) Display. D) Compatible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duplicate. 17. Which sentence correctly uses a duration phrase like 'for' or 'since' with the past perfect continuous tense? A) He had been waiting since the bus arrived. B) She had been practicing for she was five. C) They had been studying for three hours before they took a break. D) I had been watching that show since last week and finished it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had been studying for three hours before they took a break. 18. Choose the sentence that correctly places the adverb 'never'. A) He never had been trying to ski before that trip. B) He had been never trying to ski before that trip. C) He had never been trying to ski before that trip. D) He had been trying never to ski before that trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had never been trying to ski before that trip. 19. My father ..... to Surabaya two days ago. A) Fly. B) Flown. C) Flew. D) Flies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flew. 20. I ..... (not / sleep) long when there was a knock on the door. A) Had not been sleeping. B) Had not slept. C) Had been slept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been sleeping. 21. Which words correctly start this question in the Past Perfect Continuous tense: ..... practicing for very long before the coach arrived? A) Were you. B) Did you been. C) Have you been. D) Had you been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you been. 22. Complete the sentence with the correct adverb placement:I was surprised she failed the test because she ..... so hard. A) Had been studying always. B) Had always been studying. C) Had been always studying. D) Been always studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had always been studying. 23. He was happy when he finally finished his art project. Which sentence best explains the long effort he put in *before* he finished? A) He had worked on it for three days. B) He had been working on it for three days. C) He was working on it for three days. D) He has been working on it for three days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had been working on it for three days. 24. True or False:The sentence 'She had been watching that show for three days straight' 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. 25. Complete the sentence:My friend told me that she ..... for that video game console for months. A) Has been saving. B) Is saving. C) Was saving. D) Had been saving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been saving. 26. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous tense? A) She had been studying for the test. B) They are playing soccer. C) I have been reading the book. D) He was watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been studying for the test. 27. Choose the correct sentence in the past perfect continuous tense. A) He will have been playing for two hours before the match ended. B) He was playing for two hours before the match ended. C) He is playing for two hours before the match ended. D) He had been playing for two hours before the match ended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had been playing for two hours before the match ended. 28. The road was flooded because it ..... A) Was been raining. B) Had been raining. C) Is been raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been raining. 29. Which sentence best uses the past perfect continuous to explain *why* the ground was wet? A) It was raining when I left. B) It had been raining all morning. C) It had rained yesterday. D) It will rain later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had been raining all morning. 30. She had been drinking juice ..... father came home. A) When. B) Since. C) For. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. ← 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 6Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books