Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Tense Quiz
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I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.
A. had looked for
B. had been looked
C. had been looked for
D. had been looking for
After all the workers __________ (go) home, the security guard locked the office.
A. go
B. had gone
C. went
D. are going
My friend didn’t know the answers, because he …. …. for the test.
A. wasn’t studying
B. hasn’t studied
C. hadn’t studied
D. didn’t study
Some of the jury _______ the law before they worked in the court.
A. broke
B. had broken
The staff _______ ___________ ___________ lunch for the special guests since 8 a.m.
A. had been preparing
B. must have prepared
C. would have prepared
D. could have been preparing
Mary ________ sad because I _________________ her birthday.
A. was…have forgotten
B. had been…forgot
C. was…had forgotten
Ann ___________ (return) the books to the library immediately after she ______________ (read) them.
A. returns, reads
B. had returned, read
C. returned, read
D. returned, had read
I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
A. had never been standing
B. had been standing never
C. hadn’t been standing never
D. hadn’t never been standing
I __________ borrow the book from Tim because I ___________ it already.
A. didn’t….had read
B. was not…had read
C. didn’t…read
Monica ______ never __________ a beautiful painting like this one.
A. had seen
B. has saw
C. had saw
D. has seen
Your sister ______________ online games all afternoon yesterday. This was why she didn’t finish her homework.
A. has been playing
B. had played
C. had been playing
I assumed you ________ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
A. have been
B. are being
C. had been
D. was been
Tiffany _______________ her final decision when her parents called her.
A. have made
B. had made
C. has maden
D. had maden
Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.
A. had worked
B. was working
C. has been working
D. had been working
I __________(try) to win your mother’s heart for months before she finally agreed to go out with me.
A. had been tried
B. had been trying
C. had tried
D. had trying
We _________ (prepare) him for this race for months before he decided to quit.
A. had preparing
B. had prepared
C. had been prepared
D. had been preparing
The fire _________________ (break out) after Sam ______________ (fall) asleep.
A. broke out, had fallen
B. breaks out, falls
C. had broken out, fell
D. broke out, had fell
The students had already completed the work when the teacher entered the class.
A. Past perfect tense
B. Simple past tense
C. Past continuous tense
D. Present continuous tense
When we reached home, they …already…..eating.
A. were start
B. was starting
C. had started
D. have started
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
When Bob went to bed last night, he __________ (brush) his teeth.
A. brushes
B. brush
C. had brushed
D. had brush
And then finally, after he told me everything, I realised what _________ (happen) to him when he was a little boy.
A. had happening
B. had been happened
C. had happened
D. had been happening
Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she _____ (cry).
A. had cried
B. have cried
C. had been crying
D. cried
That day I _____________ at the airport yet, so I worried.
A. hasn’t arrive
B. hadn’t arrived
C. hadn’t arrive
D. hasn’t arrived
Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!
A. called
B. had been calling
C. has been calling
D. had called