This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She was angry when I phoned because ..... to get the baby to sleep for an hour. A) She'd tried. B) She was trying. C) She'd been trying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She'd been trying. 2. How long ..... you ..... in Moscow before you moved to St. Petersburg? A) Were living. B) Had been living. C) Had lived. D) Was been living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been living. 3. My parents went to Scotland which they ..... (not, visited) before. A) Had not been visiting. B) Had not visited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not visited. 4. Before the gameplay reveal, the media ..... a lot of speculation. A) A) had been making. B) B) making. C) C) had maken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) had been making. 5. I arrived on Sunday. I ..... at home for two days. A) Was not. B) Had not been. C) Hadn't been being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not been. 6. I was really hungry. I ..... anything since the morning. A) Had not been eating. B) Had not eaten. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not eaten. 7. He ..... (knock) on the door for a long time before she let him in. A) Had knocked. B) Had been knocking. C) Has knocked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been knocking. 8. I was annoyed because the neighbors ..... loud music since morning. (play) A) Had been playing. B) Had been play. C) Been had playing. D) Playing had been. E) Had been played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been playing. 9. When I arrived at the theater, Kathy ..... (pick, already) up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. A) HAD ALREADY PICKED. B) HAD ALREADY BEEN PICKING. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD ALREADY PICKED. 10. When Tom was little, he ..... always ..... an obedient son. A) Has been. B) Had been. C) Has been being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 11. The students had been preparing for their excursion for months. A) Past Perfect Simple. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 12. Tina knew the flea market had good prices because she ..... there before. A) Had shopped. B) Had been shopping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had shopped. 13. They had been walking in the dessert for days, so they were exhausted. A) We use the Past Perfect Continuous for actions that started in the past and were still in progress when another action occurred in the past. B) We use the Past Perfect Continuous for actions that were in progress in the past and had effect on a later action in the past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We use the Past Perfect Continuous for actions that were in progress in the past and had effect on a later action in the past. 14. ..... she ..... her car? A) Had-been drive. B) Had-been drove. C) Had-been driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had-been driving. 15. "he had been walking to the mall before he tripped on a rock, and he saw that there were peoples laughing at him"One of these words is wrong. Pick the corrected word. A) Peopled. B) Peoples. C) People. D) None of the above are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People. 16. When I ..... , my brother ..... TV. A) Was getting home / was watching TV. B) Got home/ was watching TV. C) Was getting home/ watched TV. D) Got home/watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got home/ was watching TV. 17. Last year Mary ..... ( to pass) all her exams. A) Passed. B) Had passed. C) Was passing. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passed. 18. I ..... 5 km a day before I broke my right leg. A) Had run. B) Have been running. C) Had been running. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been running. 19. Melany ..... her house by the time the guests arrived. (clean) A) Had cleaned. B) Had been cleaning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been cleaning. 20. Tom knew the city so well, because he ..... it many times before. A) Visit. B) Has visited. C) Was visiting. D) Had visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had visited. 21. Kent ..... so many efficient gadgets by the time he retired that his company gave him an award. A) Had designed. B) Had been designing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had designed. 22. They ..... three kilometers when they realized they were on the wrong road. A) Had walked. B) Had been walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had walked. 23. The young man had been surfing since he was a child. A) Past Perfect Simple. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 24. I had not been introducing my friend to your friend when you asked me to introduce my friend to you A) Present Perfect Continuous Tense. B) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous Tense. 25. When we had been doing the tour of the city we ..... to go and eat in a local restaurant. A) Was deciding. B) Had decided. C) Decided. D) Had been deciding. 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