Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous Quiz

The community manager ______ feedback before updating the forum rules.

• A) had been collecting

• B) will collect

• C) was been collecting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A) had been collecting' because it indicates that the action of collecting feedback was ongoing before the update, emphasizing the continuous aspect of the activity.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The gamer ______ a professional career before turning 18.

• A) had started

• B) starts

• C) had been starting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) had started because it indicates that the gamer began a professional career before turning 18 in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ______ for the game release eagerly before it got delayed.

• A) had been waiting

• B) waits

• C) was waiting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A) had been waiting' as it correctly conveys the past continuous tense indicating waiting before the game release got delayed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The designer ______ on the character models for months before the redesign.

• A) had been working

• B) work

• C) was worked

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A) had been working' because the sentence indicates a past action that was ongoing before a specific point in the past, which is best represented by the past perfect continuous tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They ______ working on the new feature for six months when it was finally released.

• A) had been

• B) was

• C) have

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) had been because the sentence indicates a past action that was ongoing before another event in the past.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Before we arrived at the expo, the presentation ______.

• A) had started

• B) starts

• C) start

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) had started because the sentence is in past perfect tense, indicating an action that occurred before another past action.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She realized she ______ the same level multiple times before finding the secret path.

• A) had played

• B) plays

• C) was played

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) had played because the sentence indicates a past action that occurred before finding the secret path.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We ______ the convention center long before the event started.

• A) had left

• B) leaves

• C) had been leaving

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A) had left' because the sentence is in past perfect tense, indicating an action completed before another past event.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

By the time the patch was released, players ______ about the bugs for weeks.

• A) had been complaining

• B) complains

• C) were complained

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'A) had been complaining' because it correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense to show that the players were continuously complaining before the patch release.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The developers ______ the game before the launch date was announced.

• A) were been finishing

• B) finishes

• C) had finished

Answer explanation

The correct choice is C) had finished because it indicates that the developers completed the game before the launch date was announced, emphasizing the past action completed before a specific point in time.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D