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Past perfect continuous

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

a)

was attending

b)

has been attending

c)

have been attending

d)

had been attending

2.

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

a)

was driving

b)

has been driving

c)

had been driven

d)

had been driving

3.

Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.

a)

had worked

b)

was working

c)

has been working

d)

had been working

4.

What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

was being

d)

have been

5.

What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?

a)

-s

b)

-ed

c)

-er

d)

-ing

6.

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.

a)

that an event has finished.

b)

habitual activities in the present.

c)

that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.

d)

the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.

7.

Priscilla _______ _______ __________ information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.

a)

had gathered

b)

was gathering

c)

had been gathered

d)

had been gathering

8.

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

9.

My scores in high school _________ ________ ___________ until I made an effort to study more.

a)

couldn't be improved

b)

hadn't been improving

c)

haven't been improving

d)

wouldn't have improved

10.

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