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Understanding Past Perfect Continuous

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the past perfect continuous form of 'to run'?

a)

had run

b)

was running

c)

had been running

d)

has been running

2.

Identify the past perfect continuous in this sentence: 'She had been studying for hours before the test.'

a)

had been studying for the test

b)

was studying for hours

c)

had been studying

d)

had studied for hours

3.

Which sentence uses the past perfect continuous? 'They had been playing soccer.' or 'They played soccer.'

a)

They play soccer.

b)

They were playing soccer.

c)

They had been playing soccer.

d)

They have played soccer.

4.

Fill in the blank with the correct past perfect continuous form: 'He _____ (to work) at the company for five years before he left.'

a)

had worked

b)

had been working

c)

was working

d)

has been working

5.

Choose the correct past perfect continuous: 'I had been (to wait) for you for an hour.'

a)

I was waiting for you for an hour.

b)

I had waited for you for an hour.

c)

I have been waiting for you for an hour.

d)

I had been waiting for you for an hour.

6.

Identify the verb phrase in the past perfect continuous: 'They had been watching a movie.'

a)

have been watching a movie

b)

had watched a movie

c)

had been watching

d)

were watching a movie

7.

Which of the following is NOT in the past perfect continuous? 'She had been cooking.' or 'She was cooking.'

a)

She was cooking.

b)

She has been cooking.

c)

She had cooked.

d)

She will be cooking.

8.

Transform this sentence into past perfect continuous: 'I finished my homework.'

a)

I was finishing my homework.

b)

I had finished my homework.

c)

I have been finishing my homework.

d)

I had been finishing my homework.

9.

What auxiliary verbs are used in the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

has, been

b)

had, been

c)

had, have

d)

was, been

10.

Identify the subject in this past perfect continuous sentence: 'We had been traveling all day.'

a)

They

b)

We

c)

Traveling

d)

All day

11.

Choose the correct form: 'He _____ (to play) video games before dinner.'

a)

plays

b)

has played

c)

was playing

d)

played

12.

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous? 'I had been reading when the phone rang.' or 'I read a book.'

a)

I had read a book before dinner.

b)

I had been reading when the phone rang.

c)

I will read a book.

d)

I am reading a book now.

13.

Fill in the blank: 'They _____ (to live) in that house for ten years before moving.'

a)

had lived

b)

was living

c)

lived

d)

have lived

14.

Identify the time expression in this sentence: 'She had been working there since 2010.'

a)

since 2010

b)

during 2010

c)

before 2010

d)

after 2010

15.

What is the main purpose of using the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

To describe a future action that will happen before another future action.

b)

To show that an action was ongoing in the past before another past action.

c)

To indicate a completed action in the present.

d)

To express a habitual action in the past.

16.

They moved from wherever they ........................... to Vancouver.

a)

had been lived

b)

had living

c)

had been living

17.

He .................................... English for years when he went to university.

a)

had been study

b)

had been studying

c)

had studied

18.

It seemed like somebody ....................a cake.

a)

had been cooking

b)

had cooked

c)

had cooking

19.

Miss Katty got very impatient with Carmen because she ................................... attention at all that day.

a)

had been paying

b)

hadn't been paying

c)

had pay

20.

They ....................for this moment for years.

a)

had wait

b)

hadn't been wait

c)

had been waiting

21.

After they .............................. the shellfish, they began to feel sick

a)

had been eating

b)

had being eat

c)

had eaten

22.

She ......................... in China before she went to Thailand.

a)

lived

b)

had been leaving

c)

had lived

23.

When I arrived at the cinema, the film ...................

a)

had started

b)

have never been started

c)

have never started

24.

Helen had to wash her hands because she ..................... her car.

a)

had been rapairing

b)

was repairing

c)

repaired

25.

She admitted that she ................... a divorce lawyer.

a)

had been consulting

b)

have consulted

c)

had consulting

26.

"we finished the year" is

a)

simple present

b)

simple future

c)

simple past

d)

infinitive

27.

change to passive "the cat bite my bed"

(a)  

28.

"he would do the handmade toys" is..

a)

modal

b)

simple past

c)

infinitive

d)

gerund

29.

he is looking the phone

a)

past continuous

b)

future continuous

c)

present continuous

d)

present perfect continuous

30.

the architect desing the house

a)

I has my house desing

b)

the architect has my house designed

c)

the architect do the house

d)

I have my house designed

31.

the doggy ________ the food (simple present)

a)

smells

b)

smelling

c)

smelled

d)

smell

32.

the class (a)   the exam (present perfect)

33.

_______________ in a storm is dangerous

a)

to swim

b)

swim

c)

swum

d)

swimming

34.

he tries ___________ the idea (understand)

a)

understanding

b)

to understand

c)

understood

d)

understand

35.

"He looks the tree" is...

a)

present perfect

b)

present continuous

c)

present perfect continuous

d)

simple present

36.

This is the park __________ we normally rest

a)

who

b)

where

c)

which

d)

whose

37.

what is he doing

a)

he is fighting against the dragon

b)

he are riding the dragon

c)

he fights against the horse

d)

he had fought with the dog

38.

"He had been doing the dinner" es...

a)

present perfect

b)

past perfect

c)

present perfect continuous

d)

past perfect continuous

39.

Rocio (a)   (fix) the motorcycle (action right now)

40.

If she get married she (a)   have a family

41.

"I prefer chocolate" he said

a)

He said he will prefer chocolate

b)

He said he prefered chocolate

c)

He told he are prefering chocolate

d)

he told he prefered chocolate

42.

"the cat eat a fish" convert to passive

a)

A fish is eaten by the cat

b)

A fish are eaten by the cat

c)

The cat is eaten by the fish

d)

The cat eaten by the fish

43.

join into 1 sentence (non-defining clauses)


Laura is tall, Laura has a dog

a)

Laura, who has a dog. is tall

b)

Laura, where has a dog, is tall

c)

Laura, which is tall, has a dog

d)

Laura, who is tall, has a dog

44.

I do the job if they ___________ bring the materials

a)

would

b)

do

c)

should

d)

finish

45.

he _________ the school (futuro seguro)

a)

well

b)

would

c)

is going to

d)

goes