Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Quiz
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When I came to the quay, our ship ________ for a few minutes.
A. had sailed
B. had been sailing
C. had sail
After he ________ the news, they burst into laughter.
A. had heard
B. had been hearing
C. had hear
The footballer ________ the game until he was told to by the coach.
A. hadn’t started
B. hadn’t been starting
C. hadn’t start
When he got to the finish line, he ________ for three hours.
A. had been running
B. had run
C. had ran
Before the firefighters saved the frightened kitten, they ________ bring a long ladder.
A. had had to
B. had been having to
C. had to
When the head teacher turned up, the students ________ for about 10 minutes.
A. had been fighting
B. had fought
C. had fight
Before he talked to the psychologist, his feelings ________.
A. had been blocked
B. had been blocking
C. had been block
By the time they left the town, their mechanic ________ the van.
A. had been repairing
B. had repaired
C. had repair
By the time we got to the theatre, the play ___
A. had already started
B. had already been starting
C. had already start
I ________ at home before my mother came.
A. hadn’t been
B. hadn’t been being
C. hadn’t be
When Tommy came up, the girls ________ for a long time.
A. had sung
B. had been singing
C. had sing
When they received the message, they ________ for half an hour.
A. had been studying
B. had studied
C. had study
I ________ for five hours when we arrived in the city.
A. had been driving
B. had driven
C. had drive
After the janitor ________ the gate, he brought the dangerous dogs too.
A. had locked
B. had been locking
C. had lock
The football fans ________ the town for some time when the police arrived.
A. had been demolishing
B. had demolished
C. had demolish
Little Joe ________ his teeth by the time he went out.
A. had brushed
B. had been brushing
C. had brush
He ________ of being a basketball player before he had an accident.
A. had always thought
B. had always been thinking
C. had think
I ________ about having a car until I got a rise.
A. hadn’t dreamed
B. hadn’t been dreaming
C. hadn’t dream
After they ________ the door, they saw that awful mess.
A. had opened
B. had been opening
C. had open
When Peter ran across those obstacles, he ________ for two hours.
A. had been travelling
B. had travelled
C. had travel
Before the knight joined the army, he ________ fighting with a sword for some time.
A. had been practicing
B. had practiced
C. had practice
We ________ in the garden for a long time when found the water hole.
A. had worked
B. had been working
C. had work
After the teacher ________ tests, the students started to write.
A. had handed out
B. had been handing out
C. had hand out
When the constable rushed into the street, the thieves ________ into the thin air.
A. had already vanished
B. had already been vanishing
C. had already vanish
After the thunderstorm ________ we left the shelter.
A. had stopped
B. had been stopping
C. had stop