Past Perfect Continuous QuizVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of the Past Perfect Continuous tense par Aisha Alshymbek 1 What is the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the Past Perfect Continuous tense? a have been b was c had been d were 2 Which sentence is in the Past Perfect Continuous tense? a He will be playing football tomorrow. b I have finished my homework. c They are eating dinner right now. d She had been studying for hours before the exam. 3 How do you form a negative sentence in the Past Perfect Continuous tense? a Subject + had been + verb-ing + not b Subject + had been + not + verb-ing c Subject + had + no + been + verb-ing d Subject + had not been + verb-ing 4 I had been listening to music for several hours ... a Before my mother came home. b It was great. c Haven't I? d When my mother comes back. 5 We had been searching for a room ... morning till evening before we found a free one. a for b until c before d since 6 When do we use the Past Perfect Continuous tense? a To express general truths. b To show an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past. c To talk about future plans. d To describe a single completed action in the past. 7 Past Perfect Continuous question: a Have you been cooking since morning till evening? b What had it been happened yesterday? c Would you have been walking all evening? d How long had it been raining when I slept? 8 He had not been driving a car for a long time... a When I can drive. b When he bought a new one. c When I ask him about it. d When he had been driving. 9 Bob had not been waiting ... more than two hours ... Mary’s plane finally arrived. a since/when b for/when c for/since d since/when 10 They ... for only an hour before their guests arrived. a had been cooked b have been cooking c had been cooking d were cooking