This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following sentence is grammatically correct:'They have been practicing their dance routine for weeks before the competition last month.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The ground was all wet and muddy when I woke up. It ..... all night. A) Was raining. B) Had been raining. C) Rained. D) Has been raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been raining. 3. Mandy ..... (be) exhausted because she ..... (work) for over 55 hours a week. A) Had been being, worked. B) Had been, worked. C) Were, had been working. D) Was, had been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was, had been working. 4. A) What ..... before the tornado started?b) I'd been sleeping on the sofa. A) Had you done. B) Had you been doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had you been doing. 5. We saw that the bus (already leave) ..... A) Left. B) Had already left. C) Has left. D) Had been leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already left. 6. Mary ..... sad because I ..... her birthday. A) Was have forgotten. B) Had been forgot. C) Was had forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was had forgotten. 7. True or False:The sentence 'We hadn't been waiting long before the bus arrived' is a grammatically correct negative sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Complete the sentence:By the time the pizza arrived, we ..... for it for over an hour. A) Waited. B) Were waiting. C) Had been waiting. D) Have waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been waiting. 9. I assumed you ..... paying for the repairs until the end of last year. A) Was been. B) Are being. C) Have been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 10. My sister ..... playing badminton. A) Hasn't be. B) Hadn't been. C) Hadn't be. D) Had not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been. 11. In the sentence "They ..... living in Paris for ten years before they moved to London, " which option completes it correctly using past perfect continuous? A) Have been. B) Had. C) Were. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 12. The sentence I hope they had not being standing out on the street, is: A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. " ..... you been working at home?" A) Had. B) Has. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 14. Scenario:Leo looked exhausted and had smudges of paint on his face when he came to dinner. Which sentence best explains why, using the Past Perfect Continuous tense? A) He has been painting his room. B) He had been painting his room. C) He painted his room. D) He was painting his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had been painting his room. 15. Identify the sentence that best describes an action that was in progress for a while before something else happened in the past. A) When the bell rang, I had been finishing my test for ten minutes. B) I was finishing my test. C) When the bell rang, I finished my test. D) I have been finishing my test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the bell rang, I had been finishing my test for ten minutes. 16. True or False:The sentence 'She had been waiting until her friend arrived' correctly shows that the waiting stopped at the moment her friend got there. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. How long ..... before you found the buried treasure? A) Has you been digging. B) Has you been dig. C) Had you been dig. D) Had you been digging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had you been digging. 18. Mannu and Annu met at a restaurant, which Annu ( ..... ) for a long time. A) Had run. B) Was running. C) Had been running. D) Has been running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been running. 19. By the time I got to the party, my friends ..... for over an hour. A) Danced. B) Were dancing. C) Have been dancing. D) Had been dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been dancing. 20. Your friend asks why the kitchen floor is sticky. Choose the best explanation using the past perfect continuous tense. A) My little brother had been spilling juice while trying to pour a glass. B) My little brother spills juice. C) My little brother spilled juice. D) My little brother was spilling juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My little brother had been spilling juice while trying to pour a glass. 21. Had the players ..... playing by the rules? The past perfect progressive tense is ..... A) Are. B) Be. C) Will be. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Been. 22. What is the structure of the past perfect continuous tense? A) Had been + past participle. B) Have been + present participle. C) Had been + present participle (verb+ing). D) Was + present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been + present participle (verb+ing). 23. Complete the sentence:They ..... (play) football for two hours before it started raining. A) Had played. B) Had been playing. C) Had playing. D) Had been played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 24. Which is past perfect continuous sentence? A) I am studying English now. B) I had been playing in the rain for 3 hours. C) I had seen a ghost. D) I was opening the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had been playing in the rain for 3 hours. 25. They ..... before John ..... back home. A) Had tidied, came. B) Tidied, had come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had tidied, came. 26. Complete the sentence:By the time I got to the party, my friends ..... for an hour. A) Had already been leaving. B) Have already been dancing. C) Had already been dancing. D) Were already leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already been dancing. 27. When she arrived home, he ..... TV for 3 hours. A) Had watched. B) Had been watching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 28. Give an example of using past perfect continuous tense in a sentence. A) They have been waiting for years and now they finally met. B) She had been studied for only some minutes before the exam. C) She had been studying for hours before she took the exam. D) He has been working for days, and now he is really tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been studying for hours before she took the exam. 29. Identify the past perfect continuous form of 'to run'. A) Had been running. B) Was running. C) Has been running. D) Will have run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 30. Jane was tired because she ..... all day. A) Worked. B) Had been working. C) Works. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books