Past continuous vs past perfect (Easy) Quiz Home › IELTS › IELTS English Grammar › Past continuous vs past perfect (Easy) 📝 IELTS – English Grammar – Past continuous vs past perfect – Easy 20 questions · 15 min timer · Explanations included · Free 1. Which sentence is correctly using the past perfect tense? By the time the sun set, we are reaching the campsite. By the time the sun set, we had reached the campsite. By the time the sun set, we reach the campsite. By the time the sun set, we were reaching the campsite. None Show Hint Option A uses the past perfect tense to indicate that reaching the campsite was completed before the sun set. Option B uses the past continuous tense. 2. Select the sentence that uses the past continuous tense correctly. He has read a book when the bell rang. He was reading a book when the bell rang. He had read a book when the bell rang. He reads a book when the bell rang. None Show Hint Option A uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action (reading) interrupted by another action (bell ringing). Option B uses the past perfect tense. Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Click Submit to see your final score! Previous Start Quiz Next Time's up
