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 we got to the party, everyone is leaving. By the time we got to the party, everyone was leaving. By the time we got to the party, everyone had left. By the time we got to the party, everyone leaves. None Show Hint Option A uses the past perfect tense to indicate that everyone left before we arrived. Option B uses the past continuous tense. 2. Which sentence is in the past continuous tense? He listens to music when I entered the room. He had listened to music when I entered the room. He has listened to music when I entered the room. He was listening to music when I entered the room. None Show Hint Option A uses the past continuous tense to describe an ongoing action (listening to music) interrupted by another action (entering the room). 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
