This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ..... (never stand) in front of so many people (PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS) A) Had never been standing. B) Had been standing never. C) Hadn't been standing never. D) Hadn't never been standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had never been standing. 2. The beach house they usually rented ..... at the last minute. A) Had been selling. B) Had being sold. C) Had been sold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been sold. 3. After she ..... the violin for ten years, she joined an orchestra. A) Had being playing. B) Had been playing. C) Has been playing. D) Have been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 4. They were playing in the yard. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 5. When we got home last night, we found that somebody ..... into the flat. A) Had broken. B) Had been breaking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had broken. 6. Dad, how long ..... Mum before you got engaged? A) Had you dated. B) Had you been dating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had you been dating. 7. When we came, the boy (sing) ..... loudly for 2 hours A) Had being singing. B) Sing. C) Had been sing. D) Had been singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been singing. 8. He ..... in the rain too long. (sing) A) Had been singing. B) Have been sung. C) Hadn't sang. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been singing. 9. Before she found what she wanted, she ..... (look) for a gift in many shops. A) Had been looking. B) Has looked. C) Looked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been looking. 10. Peter was Sally's best friend. She (know) him all her life. A) Had known. B) Had been knowing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had known. 11. Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.He ..... TV all afternoon. A) Hadn't watched. B) Hadn't been watching. C) Haven't watched. D) Isn't watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been watching. 12. A spokesperson said that the robbers ..... masks. A) Has been wearing. B) Had been wearing. C) Have been wearing. D) Had wore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have been wearing. 13. One of the followings is the correct option. A) You had been traveling for five hours?. B) Had you being traveling for five hours?. C) Had you been traveling for five hours?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had you been traveling for five hours?. 14. Complete the following with the best choice.He ..... for his mother to arrive at the school hall for one hour before he called her again. A) Was waiting. B) Had been waiting. C) Waited. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been waiting. 15. We ..... for two hours when we finally got to our hotel. (DRIVE) A) Had drove. B) Had been driving. C) Had driven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been driving. 16. Martha ..... three miles a day before she broke her leg. A) Walked. B) Is walking. C) Has been walking. D) Had been walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been walking. 17. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She ..... A) Had been running. B) Was running. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been running. 18. Choose the correct answer using Past perfect continuousWhen we met, you ..... at that company for six months. A) Had worked. B) Had been working. C) Worked. D) Have work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 19. Past Perfect marks: A) Future action. B) An action which happened before another action in the past. C) Habitual action. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An action which happened before another action in the past. 20. It seemed like somebody ..... a cake. A) Had been cooking. B) Had cooked. C) Had cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been cooking. 21. When showing an action finished in the past and result was visible, we use A) Past Perfect. B) Past Continuous. C) Present Perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Perfect. 22. She ..... the documents before the manager asked for them. A) Has prepared. B) Was preparing. C) Had prepared. D) Had been preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had prepared. 23. Sorry, I didn't catch that-what ..... ? A) Did you say. B) Had you said. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you say. 24. Past Perfect continuous is often used when there was a certain result felt/ seen in the past. Choose the example which illustrates this idea: A) He was working in the garden there for he needed some rest in the evening. B) He had been working in the garden there for he needed some rest in the evening. C) He has been working in the garden there for he needed some rest in the evening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had been working in the garden there for he needed some rest in the evening. 25. It was not the first time I'd met him. We ..... (meet) many times before. A) Had met. B) Has met. C) Have met. D) None of the above. 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