PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11 am yesterday.

• are

• was

• were

_____ you still working at 7 pm last night?

• Were

• Are

• Was

3. Our pool pump ________ running properly after the storm.

• had not been

• have not been

• has not been

4. I just heard about the accident. ________ been working all night?

• Had the driver

• Had the driving

• Have the driver

5. They ______________ in Pune for three years when he lost his job.

• have been living

• were living

• had been living

6. Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

• fell

• was falling

• had been falling

7. We _____ sleeping when the police came.

• were

• had been

• have been

8. Mike wanted to sit down because he ____________ all day at work.

• was standing

• had been standing

• stood

9. They ________________ for over an hour before Saurabh arrived.

• were talking

• have been talking

• had been talking

10. Somebody threw a stone at him while he ________________.

• was speaking

• had been speaking

• spoke