Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Quiz
English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
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Which of the following is a sentence in “Past Perfect Continuous”?
A. Had you been waiting long before Uber arrived?
B. Have you been waiting long before the Uber arrived?
C. Did you wait the Uber?
D. Are you waiting the Uber to arrive?
The formula of the Present Perfect Continuous is…
A. have been + Verb-ing
B. have been + Verb-ed
C. has been + Verb-ing
D. have/has been + Verb-ing
We use Past Perfect for an action which happened before another past action or before a stated time in the past.
A. Yes
B. No
Once Sally saw me , I …….for 3 hours.
A. had gardened
B. had been gardening
When we finally found his house, everyone……. (already/leave) for a club in town.
A. had already left
B. had left
C. already had left
D. left
My parents (work) when I came home.
A. My parents was work when I came home.
B. My parents were working when I came home.
C. My parents were work when I came home.
D. My parents was working when I came home.
She was exhausted because she (work) since eight o’clock that morning.
A. had worked
B. had been working
An action which lasted for some time in the past and result was visible
A. Past Perfect
B. Past Perfect Continous
C. Past Simple
In 2006, I (live) in a condo in Miami.
A. were living
B. was live
C. was living
D. were live
By the time the bell …, I … the test.
A. had rung/had finished
B. rang/was finished
C. rang/had finished
To put emphasis on duration of an action and finished in the past before another past action, usually with since or for.
A. Past Pefect
B. Past Perfect Continuous
C. Past Simple
Everything was white because it (snow).
A. had snowed
B. had been snowing
Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.
Susan __________________ a book, before her mom played the piano.
A. read
B. wasn’t reading
C. has been reading
D. hadn’t been reading
I ….about that book until you mentioned it.
A. hadn’t heard
B. hadn’t been hearing
The film….. by the time we got to the cinema.
A. was started
B. had start
C. has started
D. had started