This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... to find some water for days. A) Have been hope. B) Had been hope. C) Has been hoping. D) Had been hoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been hoping. 2. Complete the short story:Leo finally finished his project. He was relieved because he ..... on it for three straight weeks. A) Had worked. B) Has been working. C) Had been working. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been working. 3. True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been paying attention' is a correct negative sentence in the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty, but their stomachs were full. They ..... A) Had been having. B) Had been making. C) Had been eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been eating. 5. To form the past perfect continuous tense, you need the main verb in its-ing form and which two helping verbs? A) Have, been. B) Was, were. C) Had, been. D) Will, be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had, been. 6. Complete the sentence:The kids' clothes were muddy because they ..... in the park all afternoon. A) Play. B) Was playing. C) Had played. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 7. Fill in the blank:They ..... (work) on the project before the deadline. A) Will work. B) Working. C) Works. D) Worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worked. 8. The words 'had been' are the auxiliary verbs used to form the Past Perfect Continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Complete the sentence to build the narrative:The coach knew the player was exhausted. He saw the player breathing heavily, even though the game ..... for only ten minutes. A) Was playing. B) Had been playing. C) Has been playing. D) Had played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 10. When I ..... it was clear she ..... There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere. A) Had been arriving / had worked. B) Arrived / had been working. C) Had arrived / had worked. D) Had arrive / had beed working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived / had been working. 11. After she ..... , we went to the party. A) Arriving. B) Had arrived. C) Was arriving. D) Arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had arrived. 12. I ..... to get tickets for the concert for weeks but they were all sold out. A) Had been tring. B) Were tried. C) Had been trying. D) Had tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been trying. 13. "You ..... been siting in the classroom." A) Are. B) Has. C) Had. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 14. Complete the sentence:We ..... (work) on this project for months before we finally completed it. A) Had worked. B) Had been working. C) Have been working. D) Have worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been working. 15. Kelly was devastated that the dollhouse she ..... for the last three weeks was destroyed. A) Was building. B) Had been building. C) Built. D) Had built. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been building. 16. Which question correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense to ask about an activity before another past event? A) You had been playing games?. B) How long had you been playing games before your mom called you for dinner?. C) Did you play games for a long time?. D) Have you been playing games?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How long had you been playing games before your mom called you for dinner?. 17. Which of these sentences is a negative sentence in the past perfect continuous tense? A) She wasn't listening to the music. B) He hadn't been paying attention in class. C) They haven't been working on the project. D) I had not finished my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He hadn't been paying attention in class. 18. Complete the sentence:My dad was mad because my brother ..... his tools without asking. A) Had been using. B) Was using. C) Used. D) Has been using. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been using. 19. The main function of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is to emphasize ..... A) The result of a completed action. B) The duration of an action before another past action. C) An action that is still happening now. D) A habitual action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The duration of an action before another past action. 20. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense focuses more on ..... A) The completion of the action. B) The starting point of an action. C) The process or duration of an action before another past action. D) A repeated action in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The process or duration of an action before another past action. 21. Sandy ..... his sister since she ..... to university in 2014. A) Hadn't seen/went. B) Hasn't been seeing/went. C) Didn't see/has gone. D) Hasn't seen/went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hasn't seen/went. 22. I saw crumbs all over my brother's face. It was obvious that he ..... the cookies just before I came in. A) Ate. B) Had eaten. C) Was eating. D) Had been eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been eating. 23. True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been listening to the teacher' is a correct negative sentence in the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which sentence is written in the past perfect continuous tense? A) He had been playing video games all afternoon. B) He will be playing video games later. C) He played video games yesterday. D) He has played that video game before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been playing video games all afternoon. 25. They ..... football before it started to rain. A) Play. B) Played. C) Were playing. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 26. Correct Past Perfect Progressive sentence: A) "It has felt the need to inform me about its hunger". B) "It had been feeling its heart size increase while it did a good deed". C) "Creation of man, destroying the land, completing the plan and snapping the mind". D) "He felt a golden closure in his story". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "It had been feeling its heart size increase while it did a good deed". 27. Max and Susie ..... so sad because of their friend's accident three weeks ago. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 28. We ..... for the bus before it arrived. A) Wait. B) Were waiting. C) Had been waiting. D) Have waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been waiting. 29. They got to the beach after they ..... (walk) for hours. A) Had walked. B) Had walk. C) Had been walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been walking. 30. Liz ..... her car when she ..... out of fuel. A) Driving / ran. B) Was driving / run. C) Was driving / ran. D) Were driving / ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was driving / ran. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 1Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 2Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 4Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 5Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 6Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 7Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books