Past Perfect Continuous – Exercises 2
Welcome to our Past Perfect Continuous – Exercises 2, specifically designed to help you actively master this essential English tense. The Past Perfect Continuous describes an action that was ongoing before another action or a specific time in the past. This quiz allows you to practice and solidify your understanding of how to accurately form and use this tense.
How It Works:
- You’ll answer 10 multiple-choice questions. Each question offers 4 options, but only one is correct.
- After each question, you’ll receive real-time feedback.
- Correct answers will appear in green with a ✔ and “Correct.”
- Incorrect answers will show in red with a ✘ and “Wrong! The correct answer is [letter].“
- At the end, you’ll see your final score: “You scored X out of 10!“
You can retake the quiz as often as you like to improve your performance.
Start the quiz now and take a step closer to mastering the Past Perfect Continuous!
1. She _________ (work) at the company for five years before she left.
2. They _________ (play) soccer for two hours when it started to rain.
3. He _________ (study) for the exam for weeks before the test.
4. We _________ (wait) for the bus for 30 minutes before it arrived.
5. The children _________ (play) in the garden when their parents called them.
6. She _________ (cook) dinner for an hour when the guests arrived.
7. The cat _________ (sleep) on the sofa all day before it woke up.
8. They _________ (practice) for the concert for months before it was canceled.
9. He _________ (drive) for hours before he stopped to rest.
10. We _________ (talk) about moving for years before we finally decided to do it.
Study Also:
Abbreviations Cohesion and Coherence Collocations Comparative Conditionals Frequent Errors Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Future Simple Homonyms Interjections Journaling Learn English Linking Words Logical Flow Past Continuous Past Perfect Past Perfect Continuous Past Simple Plural Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Present Simple Pronunciation Question Tags Quiz Quotes Simple Future Simple Past Simple Present Spelling Superlative Transition Words
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