English IV Quiz On Past Perfect Vs Past Perfect Continuous
15 Questions
| Total Attempts: 346
Questions and Answers
- 1.Using the verbs in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses (Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous) I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I (try) __________ to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it.
- A.
Had tried
- B.
Had been trying
- 2.By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) __________ five cups of coffee...
- A.
Had had
- B.
Had been having
- 3....and I (wait) __________ over an hour.
- A.
Had waited
- B.
Had been waiting
- 4.I had to leave because I (arrange) __________ to meet Kathy in front of the theater.
- A.
Had arranged
- B.
Had been arranging
- 5.When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick) __________up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance.
- A.
Had already picked
- B.
Had already been picking
- 6.She was really angry because she (wait) __________ for more than half an hour.
- A.
Had waited
- B.
Had been waiting
- 7.She said she (give, almost) __________ up...
- A.
Had almost given
- B.
Had almost been giving
- 8....and (go) __________into the theater without us.
- A.
Had gone
- B.
Had been going
- 9.Kathy told me you (be) __________late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future.
- A.
Had been
- B.
Had been being
- 10.She mentioned that she (miss) __________ several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!
- A.
Had missed
- B.
Had been missing
- 11.What is the tense we use to talk about an action that happened BEFORE another past action?
- A.
Past Perfect
- B.
Past Perfect Continuous
- 12.What is the tense we use to emphasize the duration of a past action happened before a past action?
- A.
Past Perfect
- B.
Past Perfect Continuous
- 13.Past Perfect Continuous is also used to express feelings of....
- A.
Happiness and optimism
- B.
Annoyment and anger
- C.
Sadness and desperation
- D.
Tiredness and pessimism
- 14.The structure of Past Perfect is...
- A.
Had + verb in past participle
- B.
Had + been + verb in gerund
- 15.The structure of Past Perfect Continuous is...
- A.
Had + verb in past participle
- B.
Had + been + verb in gerund
English I
Level: A1
Units I and II
Skill: Use of English and vocabulary.
Total Grade: 20
Total of items: 20
Students: University students
Number of students: 20
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