Past continuous vs past perfect (Medium) Quiz Home › IELTS › IELTS English Grammar › Past continuous vs past perfect (Medium) 📝 IELTS – English Grammar – Past continuous vs past perfect – Medium 20 questions · 15 min timer · Explanations included · Free 1. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of past perfect? By the time the movie started, we are buying popcorn. By the time the movie started, we were buying popcorn. By the time the movie started, we had bought popcorn. By the time the movie started, we buy popcorn. None Show Hint Option A correctly uses past perfect to show that buying popcorn happened before the movie started. Option B uses past continuous incorrectly, and options C and D use incorrect tenses for the sequence of events. 2. Select the sentence that uses past perfect correctly. She has left the office before the meeting started. She leaves the office before the meeting started. She was leaving the office before the meeting started. She had left the office before the meeting started. None Show Hint Option A correctly uses past perfect to indicate that leaving the office happened before the meeting started. Option B uses past continuous incorrectly, and options C and D use incorrect tenses for the sequence of events. 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... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Click Submit to see your final score! Previous Start Quiz Next Time's up
