Past Perfect Continuous Tense Set-1 - Grade 7 Assessment
Authored by Angela Lock
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Select the sentence that uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
I had played that level before.
I was playing my new game all afternoon.
I had been playing my new game for hours when my mom called me for dinner.
I play video games after school.
Answer explanation
This sentence correctly uses the 'had been + verb-ing' structure to show an action (playing) that was happening over time until another past event (mom called).
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The sentence 'She had been watching that show for three days straight' is written in the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
True
False
Answer explanation
The sentence is true because it follows the correct structure for the Past Perfect Continuous tense: had + been + verb-ing ('had been watching').
3.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank with the single word that correctly completes the Past Perfect Continuous tense: By the time the test started, we had (a) studying for two hours.
Answer explanation
The Past Perfect Continuous tense is formed with 'had been + verb-ing'. The missing auxiliary verb is 'been'.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the verb phrase that best completes the sentence in the Past Perfect Continuous tense: My friends were annoyed because they __________ for me for twenty minutes.
were waiting
had been waiting
have been waiting
had waited
Answer explanation
The phrase 'had been waiting' correctly shows that the action of waiting was ongoing in the past before the speaker realized their friends were annoyed.
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
My phone wasn't ringing. To explain why, complete the sentence using the negative Past Perfect Continuous form of 'to work': It (a) all morning.
Answer explanation
The negative form of the Past Perfect Continuous is 'had not been + verb-ing'. The full phrase is 'had not been working'.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which words correctly start this question in the Past Perfect Continuous tense: __________ practicing for very long before the coach arrived?
Did you been
Have you been
Had you been
Were you
Answer explanation
Questions in the Past Perfect Continuous tense begin with 'Had + subject + been + verb-ing'.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: The following sentence correctly uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense. 'My brother has been eating the cookie dough before we even put the cookies in the oven.'
True
False
Answer explanation
This is incorrect. It uses 'has' which forms the Present Perfect Continuous. For the Past Perfect Continuous, it should be 'had been eating'.
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