Past Perfect Continuous
Список вопросов теста
Вопрос 1
What time markers help us to define the Past Perfect Tense?
Варианты ответов
- since
- at present
- for
- in 1975
- still
- by the time
- how long
Вопрос 2
How do we form the Past Perfect Continuous Tense?
Варианты ответов
- have/has + been + Ving
- was/were + Ving
- had + been + Ving
Вопрос 3
Make up the sentence from the following words.
Варианты ответов
- I
- had
- been
- driving
- for
- ten
- hours
- .
Вопрос 4
Match the sentences to their descriptions.
1.
shows the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action or a stated time in the past.
2.
an action which lasted for some time in the past and whose result was visible in the past.
3.
an action which finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past.
4.
an action which started and finished in the past and lasted for some time;
the result or effect of the action is visible in the present.
Варианты ответов
- Her feet hurt. She has been walking all morning.
- He was sad because he had failed the test.
- She had been waiting for an hour before the bus came.
- Kids were very happy. They had been playing computer games all afternoon.
Вопрос 5
When do we use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense?
Варианты ответов
- an action which happened at a stated moment in the past.
- shows the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action or a stated time in the past.
- one past action which happened before another past action.
Вопрос 6
Find a mistake in one of the fragments.
I had (1) been (2) written (3) an article when the light went out.
Варианты ответов
- written
- been
- had
Вопрос 7
Fill in the proper forms of the verbs.
1.
had been trying
2.
had been working
3.
had been solving
4.
had been living
Варианты ответов
- He looked very tired. He __________________ since 6 o'clock in the morning.
- George was stressed. He ____________________ the Maths problem for an hour.
- She ________________ to get visa for months, before she gave up.
- How long ______ you ________ in Brazil before you moved here?
Вопрос 8
Match the columns.
1.
She had been playing the piano all day.
2.
She had been working on the computer for hours.
3.
He had been feeling ill all week.
4.
They had been playing in the snow all morning.
Варианты ответов
- Jill had a headache.
- He stayed in bed that day.
- Her fingers ached.
- The children were cold.
Вопрос 9
Make up a negative sentence using the verb in brackets.
She ____________ (not / study) all night long.
Вопрос 10
Make up a sentence using the verb in brackets.
He _____________ (look for) a job for two months.


