Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Quiz

Which tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?

• past progressive tense

• past perfect tense

• past simple tense

• past continuous tense

What is the formula for forming the past perfect tense?

• had + V3/ed

• was + V2/ed

• have + V2/ed

• has + V3/ed

Choose the correct sentence in the past perfect tense:

• She has been studying for two hours before she took a break.

• She has studied for two hours before she took a break.

• She had studied for two hours before she took a break.

• She had been studying for two hours before she took a break.

Какое время мы используем, когда одно действие длилось в прошлом до другого действия в прошлом

• Present perfect

• Past Perfect continuous

• Future perfect

• Past perfect

What is the formula for forming the past perfect continuous tense?

• have + been + V1

• had + V3/ed

• had + been + V3/ed

• had been + Ving

Choose the correct sentence in the past perfect continuous tense:

• They had played tennis for two hours when it started raining.

• They had been playing tennis for two hours when it started raining.

• They have played tennis for two hours when it started raining.

• They has been playing tennis for two hours when it started raining.

Fill in the blank: By the time I arrived, they ________ dinner.

• hadn't started yet

• had just started

• had already finished

• were still cooking

Fill in the blank: She ________ for that company for five years before she got promoted.

• worked

• ate

• studied

• slept

Choose the correct sentence in the past perfect tense:

• He had been working all day, so he was tired.

• He was working all day, so he is tired.

• He has been working all day, so he is tired.

• He had worked, so he was tired.

Choose the correct sentence in the past perfect continuous tense:

• I have been waiting for the bus when it finally arrived.

• I will be waiting for the bus when it finally arrived.

• I had been waiting for the bus when it finally arrived.

• I was waiting for the bus when it finally arrived.