Past Perfect Continuous Quiz

Negative

Level: Intermediate / Upper-intermediate

This is a past perfect continuous negative quiz. You have to place the verb into the gap and make it negative. For example:

He ________________ (take) the issue seriously.
He had not been taking the issue seriously.

It's an online quiz and interactive, so you just have to write your answers in the gap then click to check your score after each quiz.

You can also download these quizzes to PDF if you want to practice them or use them in the classroom.

Present Perfect Continuous Quiz

Negative

Instructions

Fill in the blanks with the past perfect continuous tense forms of the verbs in brackets to make negative sentences.

Note: Though we often contract had not to hadn't in informal situations, for this quiz use the full form i.e. had not. Don't leave a space after the last word otherwise it will be marked as incorrect.

Colson

(wait) long before they called him for a second interview.
Lord Byron

(write) poetry for a decade before he became famous.
Joshua

(feel) well for a few days before he was admitted in a hospital.
Mr Black

(rent) his apartment when he decided to buy it.
They

(date) for more than a year when they got married.
She

(work) hard that morning, so she didn’t feel exhausted.
The chef

(prepare) their dinner himself, so they left the restaurant before they were served.
Carey

(replicate) the results of the experiment for a while, so she stopped performing it.
I

(look for) a particular clothing item, but when I found a coat I liked, I bought it immediately.
The football players

(play) fairly, so they were sanctioned by the referees.

Your Result is (1/10)

More Past Tense Quizzes

Uses of the Past Continuous Quiz
In this uses of the past continuous quiz you are tested on your understanding of the differing ways that this past tense can be used.
Past Perfect Interrogative Quiz (Yes / No Questions): Gap Fill
Past Perfect Interrogative Quiz - Gap fill quiz testing you on the past perfect tense. These are yes / no type questions.
Irregular Verb Quiz: Change Verbs to Past Simple
Irregular Verb Quiz - in this quiz you have to change the words in brackets into the irregular form of the past simple.
Past Perfect Continuous Interrogative Quiz (Yes/No Questions) Gap Fill
In this past perfect continuous interrogative quiz (yes / no questions) you have to use the words in brackets to create the tense correctly.
Past Perfect Exercises - Affirmative: Gap Fill
These Past Perfect Exercises focus on the affirmative, interrogative and negative forms. This first quiz is for the affirmative.
Past Simple Exercises - Regular Verbs: Gap Fill
Past simple exercises so you can practice this tense They are available online but can also be downloaded as a PDF to print off and use in class.
Past Perfect Negative Quiz: Gap Fill
In this Past Perfect Negative Quiz you have to place the correct form of the verb into the gap to make a negative sentence.
Past Perfect Tense Questions Quiz (why, when, how long etc): Gap Fill
In this past perfect tense questions quiz you have to complete the sentences with the words in brackets to make the past perfect interrogative.
Past Simple Questions Quiz: Yes / No and Questions Words
Past simple questions quiz testing your ability to create yes / no types questions and with question words such as why, when, where and how.
Past Simple Negative Exercise: Gap Fill
This past Simple negative exercise is a practice quiz on forming the negative of the simple past. You need to turn the statements into their negative form.