This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. While it was raining, I ..... (have) a nice cup of coffee. A) Had. B) Have had. C) Was having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was having. 2. They had ..... money before they ..... the house in London. A) Bought / saved. B) Save / buy. C) Saved/ bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saved/ bought. 3. They ..... to London several times before they moved there. A) Have been. B) Were. C) Had been. D) Had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been. 4. By the time we got there, they had ..... all the food. A) Eaten. B) Been eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eaten. 5. They ..... to the gym three times a week but now they don't have that much time. A) Had gone. B) Used to go. C) Had been going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to go. 6. Which one of these is used in the past perfect continuous formula? A) Had been. B) Had. C) Was/were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been. 7. By the time they left the town, their mechanic ..... the van. A) Had been repairing. B) Had repaired. C) Had repair. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had repaired. 8. I ..... all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night. ( not / work ) A) Had been working. B) Hadn't been working. C) Have not being working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been working. 9. They moved from wherever they ..... to Vancouver. A) Had been lived. B) Had living. C) Had been living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been living. 10. Anna woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was. (she/dream) A) She is dreaming. B) She had been dreaming. C) She has been dreaming. D) She does dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She had been dreaming. 11. She was tired because she ..... all day. A) Had been working. B) Works. C) Worked. D) Was work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 12. She failed the test because she ..... enough. A) Hadn't written. B) Hadn't been writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hadn't written. 13. Paul ..... his car for two days before he called the mechanic. (repair) A) Had repaired. B) Had been repairing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been repairing. 14. When the constable rushed into the street, the thieves ..... into the thin air. A) Had already vanished. B) Had already been vanishing. C) Had already vanish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had already vanished. 15. ..... forgotten to study so I did poorly on my exam:'( A) I've. B) I's. C) I'm. D) I'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'd. 16. Which sentence best fits this situation: "You arrived at 8 PM. The rain started at 6 PM and stopped at 8 PM." A) It had rained for two hours when you arrived. B) It had been raining for two hours when you arrived. C) It was raining for two hours when you arrived. D) It has been raining for two hours when you arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had been raining for two hours when you arrived. 17. I (have) ..... lunch for 20 minutes by the time the others came into the restaurant A) Had been having. B) Had. C) Having. D) Had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been having. 18. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.1. My grandfather ..... (live) in his old house for ages before he moved in with us. A) Had lived. B) Had living. C) Had been living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been living. 19. She ..... too much television lately. A) Have been watching. B) Has been watching. C) Watched. D) Watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has been watching. 20. I had been reading this book because ..... A) I always have been happy. B) I don't like the movies with zombies. C) I liked so much and it is not so long. D) You will read it again tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I liked so much and it is not so long. 21. The Titanic (cross) ..... the Atlantic when it (strike) ..... an iceberg. A) Was crossing/ struck. B) Was crossing / was striking. C) Crossed / struck. D) Was crossing / striked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was crossing/ struck. 22. We had been ..... something for you A) Mewing. B) Draw. C) Drawing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawing. 23. My son had been studying hard during exams. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 24. I had washed my hair before they ..... A) Had arrived. B) Arrived. C) Been arrived. D) Had been arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived. 25. Paul was really exhausted because he ..... (run) for three hours. A) Had run. B) Has run. C) Had been running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been running. ← 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