This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Jolly ..... to Paris three years ago. A) Had gone. B) Gone. C) Went. D) Had been going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 2. Past Perfect continuous is used when the focus is on ..... of a past action happening before another past action. A) End. B) Duration. C) Result. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duration. 3. We admired the picture that Lucy ..... ? ..... A) Had painted. B) Have painted. C) Painted. D) Paints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had painted. 4. I (finish) ..... my homework before I went to bed. A) Finished. B) Have finished. C) Had finished. D) Had finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had finished. 5. Once they had heard the explosion, they left the building immediately. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect. 6. When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. A) He had been watched a film. B) He had been looking at a film. C) He had been watching a film. D) He was watched a film. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He had been watching a film. 7. Sally gained weight because she ..... overeating A) Had been. B) Has been. C) Have been. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been. 8. To put emphasis on duration of an action and finished in the past before another past action, usually with since or for. A) Past Pefect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Past Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 9. When I arrived, she ..... for two hours. A) Had been studying. B) Was studying. C) Has been studying. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been studying. 10. When he got to the finish line, he ..... for three hours. A) Had been running. B) Had run. C) Had ran. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 11. When do we use the past perfect continuous tense? A) To describe actions that were completed in the past. B) To express actions that were ongoing before a certain point in the past. C) To talk about future plans. D) To discuss present habits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To express actions that were ongoing before a certain point in the past. 12. The community manager ..... feedback before updating the forum rules. A) A) had been collecting. B) B) will collect. C) C) was been collecting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had been collecting. 13. They ..... all day so their legs were sore in the evening. (cycle) A) Had been cycling. B) Had being cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been cycling. 14. I ..... (not to study) Japanese before I ..... (to go) to Japan. A) Didn't study/had gone. B) Hadn't studied/went. C) Wasn't studying/ was going. D) Not studied/had went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't studied/went. 15. Which is the correct form for Past Perfect? A) He had paid the musician before. B) He paid the musician before. C) He will be paying the musician before. D) He had been paying the musician before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had paid the musician before. 16. When Mary arrived home, her mother ..... lunch. A) Had been cooking. B) Had cooked. C) Has cooked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had cooked. 17. We use Past Perfect Continuous to talk about present situations. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. For an action which lasted for some time in the past and result was visible, we use A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) Past Simple. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 19. Jorgy and Akbar have been studying since this morning. A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. B) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 20. I love this writer's books. I ..... them for years. A) Have been reading. B) Has been reading. C) Had been reading. D) Had been read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been reading. 21. Lorraine ..... (learn) English for 12 years before she moved to England. A) Has learned. B) Had learned. C) Has been learning. D) Had been learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been learning. 22. The passengers were cross because the airline (lose) everyone's bags. A) Had lost. B) Had been losing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had lost. 23. She ..... a small flat in Mirfa in 2010. A) Has bought. B) Bought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 24. When I ..... the essay, I gave it to the teacher. A) Had been finishing. B) Had finished. C) Was finishing. D) Have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished. 25. Last night I ..... my dog. I ..... my dog. Can you help me look for him? A) Have lost / found. B) Lost / have't found. C) Lose / have find. D) Lost / has found. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost / have't found. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Quiz 1Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 2Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 3Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 4Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 5Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 6Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books