This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She ..... for her exam for weeks before she finally took it. A) Had been preparing. B) Has been preparing. C) Was preparing. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been preparing. 2. "Past Perfect Tense" Robert ..... from Maria for ages before she called him. A) Hasn't heard. B) Heard. C) Had been hearding. D) Hadn't heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hadn't heard. 3. Had the teachers ..... before the strike? A) Been work. B) Working. C) Been working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been working. 4. I ..... riding a horse when I visited my grandparents. A) Had been. B) Is being. C) Were. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has been. 5. Who ..... all this while when Mother was away? A) Have been cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Had been cooking. D) Are cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been cooking. 6. Our pool pump ..... running properly before the storm. A) Had not have. B) Hadn't been. C) Hadn't being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't been. 7. Steven felt tired as he ..... (sail) for several hours. A) Has sailed. B) Had been sailing. C) Was sailed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been sailing. 8. Fill in the blank to best show the *reason* for the result:The ground was muddy because it ..... all night. A) Rained. B) Was raining. C) Had been raining. D) Has rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been raining. 9. The car ..... in the advertisement had already ..... A) Listed, stalled. B) Listing, stalling. C) Listed, stalling. D) Listing, stalled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listed, stalled. 10. Carlos ..... all day, so he had a headache. A) Had worked. B) Was working. C) Has been working. D) Had been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been working. 11. Identify the tense in the following sentence:It had been raining since last night. A) Past Perfect. B) Present Perfect Continuous. C) Past Perfect Continuous. D) Future Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Perfect Continuous. 12. Why was the baby's face so dirty? Choose the correct past perfect continuous form for the answer. A) He eats chocolate. B) He had eaten chocolate. C) He was eating chocolate. D) He had been eating chocolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had been eating chocolate. 13. True or False:The past perfect continuous tense describes an action that started and finished at the exact same time as another past action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ..... out. A) Has just gone. B) Had gone. C) Just went. D) Have just gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had gone. 15. She eats dinner at 7 p.m. A) She had been eating dinner at 7 p.m. B) She was eating dinner at 7 p.m. C) She ate dinner at 7 p.m. D) She had eaten dinner at 7 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been eating dinner at 7 p.m. 16. We ..... that car for ten years before it broke down. (used with non-continuous/stative verbs) A) Had been having. B) Had had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had had. 17. Your sister did not like fried rice. Had your sister been cooking fried rice? A) Your sister loves fried rice and was cooking it. B) Yes, your sister was cooking fried rice. C) No, your sister had not been cooking fried rice. D) Your sister cooked fried rice yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, your sister had not been cooking fried rice. 18. Dio ..... (not/operate) his phone when he used his laptop to learn A) Don't operate. B) Was operating. C) Operated. D) Had not operated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had not operated. 19. Andi: " ..... ?"Aliya:'' Yes, I had been staying for a while." A) Are you staying to stay somewhere?. B) Have you been staying for a while?. C) Had you been staying for a while?. D) Did you enjoy your staying?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had you been staying for a while?. 20. Complete the sentence to show the action was ongoing before the discovery:When I walked in, I could tell my brother ..... my video games without asking. A) Had been playing. B) Was playing. C) Played. D) Has been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been playing. 21. Which sentence is an example of the past perfect continuous tense? A) We were playing outside. B) I have been reading a book. C) She had been studying for the test. D) He finished his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She had been studying for the test. 22. Which auxiliary verb is used in the past perfect continuous tense? A) Had. B) Have. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 23. Choose the best sentence that uses the past perfect continuous tense. A) I had been waiting at the bus stop. B) I wait at the bus stop. C) I will wait at the bus stop. D) I have waited at the bus stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had been waiting at the bus stop. 24. Timothy ..... networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach. A) Had taken. B) Had been taking. C) Have been taking. D) Could have taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been taking. 25. Which sentence correctly uses the negative form of the past perfect continuous tense? A) She had not been pay attention in class. B) They not had been listening to the teacher. C) He hadn't been feeling well, so he went home. D) We had been not studying for the test. 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