This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After she ..... his homework, he ..... games. A) Finished, had played. B) Had finished, played. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had finished, played. 2. You ..... for the test, so you were very nervous. A) Hasn't been stydying. B) Hadn't studyed. C) Hadn't studied. D) Weren't studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't studied. 3. You ..... the whole family before you migrated. A) Has been supporting. B) Had been supporting. C) Have been supporting. D) Has supported. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been supporting. 4. True or False:The sentence 'They had been playing soccer for two hours before it started to rain' is a correct example of the past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Aiden and Siti ..... for twenty minutes when the Discipline Master was called. A) Quarrelled. B) Were quarrelling. C) Had been quarrelling. D) Had quarrelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been quarrelling. 6. Sam failed his math test. It was obvious that he ..... attention to the lessons in the weeks before. A) Had not paid. B) Was not paying. C) Has not been paying. D) Had not been paying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had not been paying. 7. We had been playing video games for 5 hours. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 8. We ..... for a long time with them before I left the group. A) Had danced. B) Had been dancing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been dancing. 9. She ..... (sing) in the bathroom when her mom ..... (knock) on the door. A) Was singing, was knocking. B) Was singing, knocked. C) Sang, was knocking. D) Were singing, knocking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was singing, knocked. 10. What is the main use of the past perfect continuous tense? A) To express a habitual action in the past. B) To describe a future action that will happen before another future action. C) To show that an action was ongoing in the past before another past action. D) To indicate a completed action in the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show that an action was ongoing in the past before another past action. 11. Read the timeline of events:1. (Morning) Sarah started practicing piano. 2. (Afternoon) She continued practicing. 3. (4 PM) Her friends arrived. Which sentence best describes the situation at 4 PM? A) When her friends arrived, Sarah was practicing the piano. B) By the time her friends arrived, Sarah had practiced the piano. C) When her friends arrived, Sarah had been practicing the piano for hours. D) Before her friends arrived, Sarah practiced the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When her friends arrived, Sarah had been practicing the piano for hours. 12. When we arrived at the restaurant, the buffet ..... already. A) Had started. B) Started. C) Had been starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had started. 13. Shamsul was tired because he (work) ..... all day A) Had been working. B) Worked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been working. 14. The sentence 'He had been studying for the test all night' is 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. 15. The class is quietly working on their projects. A) Present Simple. B) Present Continuous. C) Present Perfect. D) Present Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Continuous. 16. Which of these verbs are past perfect A) Had not been. B) Have looked. C) Seen. D) Hasn't wanted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had not been. 17. We ..... the contract before the meeting ended. A) Had been signing. B) Had signed. C) Sang. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had signed. 18. When I walked into the kitchen, the floor was soaked. Which sentence best uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense to explain why? A) The sink overflowed. B) The sink had overflowed. C) The sink had been overflowing. D) The sink was overflowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sink had been overflowing. 19. I ..... borrow the book from Tim because I ..... it already. A) Didn't had read. B) Was not had read. C) Didn't read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't had read. 20. Before we parked our car we ..... the ticket. A) Collected. B) Had collected. C) Had been collecting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had collected. 21. Ramya ( ..... ) information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes. A) Had been gathering. B) Had gathered. C) Was gathering. D) Had been gathered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been gathering. 22. "She ..... watching TV when I called her." A) Have be. B) Had been. C) Is be. D) Don't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been. 23. Lucy was delighted when she got a new car. What is the reason for her delight, based on evidence from the sentences? A) She had been hoping for a new car. B) She had been saving money for a trip. C) She had been working late. D) She had been studying all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She had been hoping for a new car. 24. The sentence 'They was been working on the project since last week' is correctly written in past perfect continuous tense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Fill in the blank with the correct form:She ..... the piano for years before she performed on stage. A) Has been playing. B) Had been playing. C) Was playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. ← 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