Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous
Quiz by Mitzie Klumper
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- Q1
He was very happy because he _____ his test!
had finally passed
was passing finally
had passed finally
had finally been passing
30s - Q2
She told me that she _____ to publish her short stories.
had been trying
had tried
tried
was trying
30s - Q3
She told me she _____ to publish her short stories for several years.
was trying
had been trying
tried
had tried
30s - Q4
We _____ out when you came.
had gone
did go
had been going
went
30s - Q5
The poor man _____ on the floor all morning when the nurse finally came in.
had lain
had been lying
lay
was lying
30s - Q6
I _____ quite a lot of the country during my time there, but this was the first time in the capital.
was seeing
had seen
had been seeing
saw
30s - Q7
When I went to Israel, it was the first time I _____ my country.
was leaving
had ever left
left
had ever been leaving
30s - Q8
Over the next few weeks, both my skiing and my French _____.
had been improving
improved
had improved
was improving
30s - Q9
He asked how long they _____ for the bus.
had been waiting
had waited
waited
were waiting
30s - Q10
He wrote an email to tell his parents where in Argentina he _____ in the past few weeks.
stayed
had stayed
was staying
had been staying
30s