This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Perfect Continuous Tense – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence:They told me they ..... about the plan for weeks before the meeting. A) Had been knowing. B) Had known. C) Had been thinking. D) Were knowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been thinking. 2. Which sentence places the adverb 'always' in the correct position? A) He had been always wanting a new bike. B) He had always been wanting a new bike. C) He always had been wanting a new bike. D) He had been wanting always a new bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had always been wanting a new bike. 3. Lucy ..... (hope) for a new car, so she was delighted when she ..... (get) one. Which option uses the correct tenses? A) Had been hoping, got. B) Had hoped, gets. C) Hopes, had got. D) Hoped, gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been hoping, got. 4. She ..... (live) in that house for 10 years before she moved. A) Had lived. B) Had been living. C) Lived. D) Was living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been living. 5. They got to the beach after they ..... for hours. A) Were walking. B) Had been walking. C) Had been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been walking. 6. My printer ..... well. A) Not working. B) Had not been working. C) Was not been working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had not been working. 7. We ..... in the rain since midday, so we were very wet. A) Has been playing. B) Had been playing. C) Has been plays. D) Had been plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had been playing. 8. Complete the sentence:My brother was tired because he ..... all day. A) Had been traveling. B) Has been traveling. C) Was traveling. D) Is traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been traveling. 9. Complete the sentence:I ..... (live) in that city for five years before I moved to a different country. A) Have lived. B) Left. C) Lived. D) Had lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had lived. 10. When we moved to Park Street, the Johnsons ..... there for ages. A) Had been living. B) Had lived. C) Lived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had been living. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. After she ..... , we went to the party. A) Arriving. B) Had arrived. C) Was arriving. D) Arrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had arrived. 22. 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. 23. "You ..... been siting in the classroom." A) Are. B) Has. C) Had. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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