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 uses past perfect correctly? They have completed the project before the deadline. They complete the project before the deadline. They were completing the project before the deadline. They had completed the project before the deadline. None Show Hint Option A correctly uses past perfect to indicate that the project was completed before the deadline. Option B uses past continuous incorrectly, and options C and D use incorrect tenses for the sequence of events. 2. Choose the correct sentence using past continuous. I read a book when the lights were going out. I have read a book when the lights went out. I had read a book when the lights went out. I was reading a book when the lights went out. None Show Hint Option A correctly uses past continuous to describe an ongoing action interrupted by another action. Option B incorrectly uses simple past for the ongoing action. Options C and D use incorrect tenses for the context. 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
