Past continuous vs past perfect (Difficult) Quiz Home › IELTS › IELTS English Grammar › Past continuous vs past perfect (Difficult) 📝 IELTS – English Grammar – Past continuous vs past perfect – Difficult 20 questions · 15 min timer · Explanations included · Free 1. Choose the sentence that uses the past continuous tense correctly. I had been watching TV when the power went out. I watch TV when the power goes out. I have watched TV when the power goes out. I was watching TV when the power went out. None Show Hint Option B correctly uses the past continuous to describe an action in progress when another action occurred. Option A uses past perfect continuous incorrectly, Option C uses simple present, and Option D mixes tenses incorrectly. 2. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of past perfect and past continuous? She had written a letter when she was remembering his birthday. She remembered a letter when she was writing his birthday. She was writing a letter when she had remembered his birthday. She was writing a letter when she remembered his birthday. None Show Hint Option C correctly uses the past continuous for an ongoing action interrupted by a past simple action. Option A incorrectly uses past perfect with an ongoing action, Option B incorrectly combines past perfect with continuous, and Option D mixes actions illogically. 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
