Past Perfect Continuous Quiz

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Instructions

Past Perfect Continuous = had been + verb-ing. Used to show duration before a point in the past, often with for/since.

1) She ___ been studying for two hours before the exam started.

had was has

2) Fill in: They ___ (wait) for 30 minutes before the bus arrived.

Your answer:

Write the full verb phrase (e.g., “had been waiting”).

3) Choose the correct sentence:

He had been work all day. He had been working all day. He was been working all day.

4) Which is the correct negative form?

She hadn’t been sleeping well. She didn’t been sleeping well. She wasn’t been sleeping well.

5) Choose the correct question:

Had you been waiting long? Did you been waiting long? Were you been waiting long?

6) Fill in: I ___ (study) since 5 pm before I took a break.

Your answer:

7) Pick the best sentence:

He was tired because he had been running. He was tired because he had run. He is tired because he had been running.

8) Error spotting: Which part is wrong?

“We had been watch TV for hours.”

had been watch TV for hours

9) Choose the correct meaning:

“She had been working there for three years.”

She started working after that moment. She worked for a duration before that past moment. She will work there for three years.

10) Fill in: He ___ (not / feel) well for days before he went to the doctor.

Your answer:

Write the full verb phrase.

11) Choose the correct sentence:

By 10 pm, I had been studying for two hours. By 10 pm, I had studied for two hours. By 10 pm, I was been studying for two hours.

12) Choose the correct option:

“When he finally arrived, we ___ (wait) for ages.”

had been waiting were waiting had waited

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