This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... to find some water for days. A) Has been hoping. B) Have been hope. C) Had been hope. D) Had been hoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been hoping. 2. Complete the short story:Leo finally finished his project. He was relieved because he ..... on it for three straight weeks. A) Had been working. B) Was working. C) Had worked. D) Has been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 3. True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been paying attention' 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. 4. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They ..... A) Had been having. B) Had been making. C) Had been eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been eating. 5. To form the past perfect continuous tense, you need the main verb in its-ing form and which two helping verbs? A) Had, been. B) Will, be. C) Was, were. D) Have, been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had, been. 6. Complete the sentence:The kids' clothes were muddy because they ..... in the park all afternoon. A) Had played. B) Play. C) Had been playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been playing. 7. Fill in the blank:They ..... (work) on the project before the deadline. A) Working. B) Worked. C) Works. D) Will work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 8. The words 'had been' are the auxiliary verbs used to form the Past Perfect Continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Complete the sentence to build the narrative:The coach knew the player was exhausted. He saw the player breathing heavily, even though the game ..... for only ten minutes. A) Had played. B) Has been playing. C) Was playing. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 10. When I ..... it was clear she ..... There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere. A) Arrived / had been working. B) Had arrived / had worked. C) Had been arriving / had worked. D) Had arrive / had beed working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived / had been working. 11. After she ..... , we went to the party. A) Arrives. B) Was arriving. C) Had arrived. D) Arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had arrived. 12. I ..... to get tickets for the concert for weeks but they were all sold out. A) Had been tring. B) Were tried. C) Had tried. D) Had been trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been trying. 13. "You ..... been siting in the classroom." A) Do. B) Has. C) Are. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had. 14. Complete the sentence:We ..... (work) on this project for months before we finally completed it. A) Had worked. B) Have been working. C) Had been working. D) Have worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been working. 15. Kelly was devastated that the dollhouse she ..... for the last three weeks was destroyed. A) Had been building. B) Had built. C) Was building. D) Built. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been building. 16. Which question correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense to ask about an activity before another past event? A) You had been playing games?. B) How long had you been playing games before your mom called you for dinner?. C) Did you play games for a long time?. D) Have you been playing games?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How long had you been playing games before your mom called you for dinner?. 17. Which of these sentences is a negative sentence in the past perfect continuous tense? A) She wasn't listening to the music. B) I had not finished my homework. C) They haven't been working on the project. D) He hadn't been paying attention in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hadn't been paying attention in class. 18. Complete the sentence:My dad was mad because my brother ..... his tools without asking. A) Was using. B) Used. C) Had been using. D) Has been using. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been using. 19. The main function of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is to emphasize ..... A) A habitual action in the past. B) The result of a completed action. C) The duration of an action before another past action. D) An action that is still happening now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The duration of an action before another past action. 20. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense focuses more on ..... A) The starting point of an action. B) The completion of the action. C) A repeated action in the past. D) The process or duration of an action before another past action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The process or duration of an action before another past action. 21. Sandy ..... his sister since she ..... to university in 2014. A) Hasn't seen/went. B) Hadn't seen/went. C) Didn't see/has gone. D) Hasn't been seeing/went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasn't seen/went. 22. I saw crumbs all over my brother's face. It was obvious that he ..... the cookies just before I came in. A) Was eating. B) Had eaten. C) Had been eating. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been eating. 23. True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been listening to the teacher' 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. 24. Which sentence is written in the past perfect continuous tense? A) He had been playing video games all afternoon. B) He will be playing video games later. C) He played video games yesterday. D) He has played that video game before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been playing video games all afternoon. 25. They ..... football before it started to rain. A) Were playing. B) Played. C) Play. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 26. Correct Past Perfect Progressive sentence: A) "It has felt the need to inform me about its hunger". B) "It had been feeling its heart size increase while it did a good deed". C) "Creation of man, destroying the land, completing the plan and snapping the mind". D) "He felt a golden closure in his story". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It had been feeling its heart size increase while it did a good deed". 27. Max and Susie ..... so sad because of their friend's accident three weeks ago. A) Are. B) Was. C) Were. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 28. We ..... for the bus before it arrived. A) Had been waiting. B) Have waited. C) Wait. D) Were waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been waiting. 29. They got to the beach after they ..... (walk) for hours. A) Had walked. B) Had walk. C) Had been walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been walking. 30. Liz ..... her car when she ..... out of fuel. A) Was driving / run. B) Driving / ran. C) Was driving / ran. D) Were driving / ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was driving / ran. ← 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 5Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books