This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the sentence that is NOT in the past perfect continuous tense. A) I had been working on the project all night. B) She had been feeling unwell for days. C) They were being noisy. D) We had been planning the trip for months. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were being noisy. 2. True or False:The sentence 'She had been cry all morning' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. She ..... (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist. A) Had teached. B) Had been teached. C) Had been taught. D) Had been teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been teaching. 4. The sentence 'She had been studying when her friend called' 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. Complete the sentence: "It ..... (rain) and the pavement ..... (be) covered with puddles." Which option uses the correct tenses? A) Had rained, was. B) Had been raining, was. C) Rained, was. D) Rains, is. E) Was raining, is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been raining, was. 6. In the afternoon he ..... (do) his homework, so he had no time to study for the test. A) Was doing. B) Had been doing. C) Had done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been doing. 7. Select the correct negative form in past perfect continuous: A) I not had been working. B) I hadn't been working. C) I hadn't working. D) I hadn't worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I hadn't been working. 8. He has been improving his communication skills for a while. A) Past Perfect. B) Past Perfect Continuous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Perfect Continuous. 9. Complete the sentence to show the first action was ongoing:Before my mom called us for dinner, my sister and I ..... a fort in the living room. A) Had been building. B) Were building. C) Built. D) Had built. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been building. 10. By the time we arrived, the kids ..... for an hour. A) Had been playing. B) Were playing. C) Have been playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been playing. 11. Her eyes were red. It was obvious she ..... A) 'd been crying. B) 'd crying. C) Had be crying. D) Had crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'd been crying. 12. We (clean) our flat all day long. A) A) have been cleaning. B) B) have cleaned. C) C) has cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) have been cleaning. 13. Which time signal is commonly used with Past Perfect Continuous? A) For, since, before. B) Tomorrow, next time. C) Now, today. D) Always, every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For, since, before. 14. True or False:The sentence 'She had been practicing piano since two hours before her teacher arrived' uses the word 'since' correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Complete the sentence:My phone died because I ..... videos all morning. A) Was watching. B) Had been watching. C) Have been watching. D) Am watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been watching. 16. She ..... verb for two weeks. A) Had been practicing. B) Have been practicing. C) Has been practicing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been practicing. 17. True or False:The sentence 'He was tired because he had been running' shows an action (running) that happened for a while before he felt tired. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. We ..... English together a few minutes ago. A) Studied. B) Study. C) Studying. D) Were study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studied. 19. Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous tense correctly? A) I had been waiting for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived. B) I wait for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. C) I am waiting for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. D) I waited for hours, so I am glad when the bus arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I had been waiting for hours, so I was really glad when the bus finally arrived. 20. Which auxiliary verbs are used in the past perfect continuous tense? A) Have/has. B) Had/been. C) Was/were. D) Will/shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had/been. 21. Which question is formed correctly to ask about a past ongoing action? A) How long had you been studying before you took a break?. B) You had been studying for how long before you took a break?. C) Did you were studying for a long time before your break?. D) Have you been studying long before taking a break?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How long had you been studying before you took a break?. 22. My eyes were sore because I ..... on my phone all night. Choose the phrase that best completes the sentence to show the cause. A) Was looking. B) Have been looking. C) Had been looking. D) Had looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been looking. 23. Andrew ..... as an assistant manager before he was promoted. A) Working. B) Have working. C) Had been worked. D) Had been working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been working. 24. "They ..... for an hour before the rain stopped." A) Were playing. B) Had been playing. C) Had played. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 25. I ..... to get tickets for that play for months, and didn't want to miss it. A) Has been trying. B) Had been trying. C) Had been tried. D) None of the above. 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