This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My sister ..... playing badminton. A) Hasn't be. B) Hadn't be. C) Hadn't been. D) Had not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't been. 2. In the sentence "They ..... living in Paris for ten years before they moved to London, " which option completes it correctly using past perfect continuous? A) Were. B) Had. C) Have been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been. 3. The sentence I hope they had not being standing out on the street, is: A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 4. " ..... you been working at home?" A) Had. B) Are. C) Were. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 5. Scenario:Leo looked exhausted and had smudges of paint on his face when he came to dinner. Which sentence best explains why, using the Past Perfect Continuous tense? A) He painted his room. B) He was painting his room. C) He has been painting his room. D) He had been painting his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had been painting his room. 6. Identify the sentence that best describes an action that was in progress for a while before something else happened in the past. A) When the bell rang, I had been finishing my test for ten minutes. B) When the bell rang, I finished my test. C) I was finishing my test. D) I have been finishing my test. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the bell rang, I had been finishing my test for ten minutes. 7. True or False:The sentence 'She had been waiting until her friend arrived' correctly shows that the waiting stopped at the moment her friend got there. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. How long ..... before you found the buried treasure? A) Had you been digging. B) Had you been dig. C) Has you been digging. D) Has you been dig. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had you been digging. 9. Mannu and Annu met at a restaurant, which Annu ( ..... ) for a long time. A) Had run. B) Was running. C) Had been running. D) Has been running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been running. 10. By the time I got to the party, my friends ..... for over an hour. A) Danced. B) Were dancing. C) Have been dancing. D) Had been dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been dancing. 11. Your friend asks why the kitchen floor is sticky. Choose the best explanation using the past perfect continuous tense. A) My little brother spilled juice. B) My little brother was spilling juice. C) My little brother had been spilling juice while trying to pour a glass. D) My little brother spills juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My little brother had been spilling juice while trying to pour a glass. 12. Had the players ..... playing by the rules? The past perfect progressive tense is ..... A) Been. B) Will be. C) Are. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Been. 13. What is the structure of the past perfect continuous tense? A) Had been + past participle. B) Was + present participle. C) Had been + present participle (verb+ing). D) Have been + present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been + present participle (verb+ing). 14. Complete the sentence:They ..... (play) football for two hours before it started raining. A) Had playing. B) Had been played. C) Had played. D) Had been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been playing. 15. Which is past perfect continuous sentence? A) I had seen a ghost. B) I had been playing in the rain for 3 hours. C) I am studying English now. D) I was opening the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had been playing in the rain for 3 hours. 16. They ..... before John ..... back home. A) Had tidied, came. B) Tidied, had come. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had tidied, came. 17. Complete the sentence:By the time I got to the party, my friends ..... for an hour. A) Were already leaving. B) Had already been leaving. C) Had already been dancing. D) Have already been dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had already been dancing. 18. When she arrived home, he ..... TV for 3 hours. A) Had watched. B) Had been watching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 19. Give an example of using past perfect continuous tense in a sentence. A) They have been waiting for years and now they finally met. B) She had been studied for only some minutes before the exam. C) She had been studying for hours before she took the exam. D) He has been working for days, and now he is really tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been studying for hours before she took the exam. 20. Identify the past perfect continuous form of 'to run'. A) Was running. B) Will have run. C) Has been running. D) Had been running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been running. 21. Jane was tired because she ..... all day. A) Works. B) Worked. C) Was working. D) Had been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been working. 22. Andrew finally decided to buy a new phone. He ..... problem with his old phone for a while. A) Had. B) Had been having. C) Has had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been having. 23. To form the past perfect continuous tense, which three parts do you need to list in order? A) Had + been + verb-ing. B) Was + been + verb-ing. C) Had + verb-ed + been. D) Have + been + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had + been + verb-ing. 24. Give an example of using past perfect tense in a sentence. A) She had already ate dinner when I arrived. B) She has already eaten dinner when I arrived. C) She already eaten dinner when I arrived. D) She had already eaten dinner when I arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She had already eaten dinner when I arrived. 25. What is the main job of the past perfect continuous tense when you're telling a story? A) To describe the single most important event. B) To talk about something happening in the present. C) To give background information about an action that was going on before the main past event happened. D) To list a series of completed actions in order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give background information about an action that was going on before the main past event happened. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books