This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Vs Past Continuous – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Vs Past Continuous Quiz 1 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This time yesterday my friends ..... (to play) football. A) Had played. B) Were playing. C) Played. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 2. They ..... (study) English before they went to London A) Had studied. B) Was studied. C) Have studied. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had studied. 3. She ..... too much A) Was ate. B) Eats. C) Had eaten. D) Had ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had eaten. 4. Tim and Tod ..... (go) fishing last week. They ..... (spend) the whole day fishing. However, by the time they ..... (have to) leave, they ..... (not catch) anything A) Went, were spending, had had to, didn't catch. B) Went, spent, had to, hadn't caught. C) Went, were spending, had to, hadn't caught. D) Were going, spent, had had to, didn't catch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went, spent, had to, hadn't caught. 5. I ..... (be) married for two years. A) Have been. B) Had been. C) Have wasen. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 6. After they ..... (apply) for US visa ten times this year, they finally ..... (get) theirs yesterday. A) Had been applying; got. B) Had applied; got. C) Applied; had been getting. D) Applied; had got. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been applying; got. 7. When we arrived at the station, the train ..... ( to leave). A) Already left. B) Had already left. C) Leaved. D) Had already leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had already left. 8. While Rose ..... (vacuum), Stan ..... (dust). A) Vacuumed, dusted. B) Was vacuumin, was dusting. C) Vacuumed, was dusting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was vacuumin, was dusting. 9. Yesterday at 5 a.m. It ..... (rain) A) Rained. B) Was raining. C) Had rained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was raining. 10. When we ..... (be) children, my sister ..... (always/take) my clothes without asking me A) Were, had always taken. B) Were, was always taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, was always taking. 11. When I last ..... (to see) Mrs.Black she ..... )to water) the flowers in her garden. A) Seed/watered. B) Had seen/had watered. C) Was ssing/was watering. D) Saw/was watering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw/was watering. 12. We had already had dinner when Nick ..... (to come) home. A) Had come. B) Was coming. C) Came. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came. 13. James was late for work this morning. He ..... (forget) to set his alarm clock. When he ..... (get) to work, his boss ..... (be) very angry. A) Had forgotten, got, was. B) Forgot, had got, was. C) Had forgotten, was getting, was. D) Forgot, was getting, was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had forgotten, got, was. 14. We ..... (to go) to the theatre last Sunday. A) Had gone. B) Had went. C) Were going. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 15. Mr. Jo ..... (study) medicine for ten years before he ..... (get) his license last week. A) Studied; had got. B) Studied; had been getting. C) Had been studying; got. D) Had studied; got. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been studying; got. 16. We ..... (to play) tennis when it ..... ( to start) to rain. A) Were playing/were starting. B) Were playing/started. C) Was playing/was starting. D) Was playing/had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing/started. 17. He ..... use to play the trumpet. He use to play the saxophone. A) Wasn't. B) Don't. C) Doesn't. D) Didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't. 18. Yesterday I ..... (to come) home, ..... (to take off) my coat, ..... (to go) to the kitchen and ..... (to put) the kettle on. A) Came/ took off / goed/ put. B) Had come/ took off/ went/ putted. C) Came / took off / went / put. D) Came / taked off / went / put. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came / took off / went / put. 19. We ..... ( to have) a lot of troubles because we ..... (to lose) our passports. A) Had had/lost. B) Have had/had lost. C) Had/had lost. D) Have/ was losing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had/had lost. 20. Luckily, after they ..... (negotiate) for months, the Chinese finally ..... (agree) to the one state two systems formula yesterday. A) Negotiated; had been agreeing. B) Had negotiated; agreed. C) Had been negotiating; agreed. D) Negotiated; had agreed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been negotiating; agreed. 21. ..... the book that you gave me yesterday? A) Have been he read. B) Had he read. C) Read he had. D) He had read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had he read. 22. The mechanics ..... (finish) repairing the car by the time my dad ..... (arrive) to take the car home yesterday. A) Had finished; arrived. B) Finished; had been arriving. C) Had been finishing; arrived. D) Finished; had arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished; arrived. 23. Yuanita ..... (is/was) sick yesterday. She ..... (stay) up late for weeks to prepare for the yesterday's Biology exam. A) Is; had stayed. B) Is; had been staying. C) Was; had been staying. D) Was; had stayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was; had been staying. 24. Susan ..... (to cut) her finger while she ..... (to slice) the bread. A) Was cutting/was slicing. B) Cut/was slicing. C) Had cut/had sliced. D) Cut/had sliced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut/was slicing. 25. Our friend ..... his phone one week ago. A) Had bought. B) Was buying. C) Bought. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bought. 26. I ..... (to listen) to music when the telephone ..... (to ring). A) Listened/had rang. B) Was listening/rang. C) Had listened/ was ringing. D) Was listening/was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening/rang. 27. William felt ill last night because he ..... (to eat) too many cookies. A) Ate. B) Had eaten. C) Wast eating. D) Eated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had eaten. 28. My Mom ..... (to cook) dinner while Dad ..... (to watch) TV. A) Was cooking/was watching. B) Was cooking/ were watching. C) Cooked/had watched. D) Had cooked/was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cooking/was watching. Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesForm And Use The Past Progressive Verb Tense QuizPast, Present, Future Perfect Tense QuizPast And Past Perfect Tense QuizPast Continuous Tense QuizPast Future Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPast Perfect Continuous Tense QuizPast Perfect Continuous QuizPast Perfect Tense Verb Form Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books