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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 10

1Paul and Debbie fought over a serious problem. They ..... on well for some time.
2Which sentence best explains *why* the team lost the game, focusing on a long-term problem?
3Which sentence has a similar meaning?James is sick because he didn't take his medication.
4Choose the correct answer:When I got home, I realised that I ..... before I lost my wallet!
5It seemed like somebody ..... a cake.
6He had been studying for hours before the exam.
7Transform this sentence to past perfect progressive: 'They play soccer.'
8Complete the following with the best choice.They ..... all day so when we met they were exhausted.
9Select the correct past perfect continuous form.
10We ..... (just wake) up when Mr Lee walked into the classroom.
11Mr. Darwin ..... all afternoon.
12What tense is used in the sentence 'She had been studying French for several years before moving to Paris'?
13Talk about the duration of an activity up to a point in the past
14Which of these is not past perfect continuous tense?
15Had they been being friend since childhood?
16They ..... (wait) for more than an hour before Lady Gaga ..... (appear) on the stage
17In the sentence "I had been studying for two hours when she called," identify the function of "had been studying":
18She ..... expecting the worst
19I had ..... all afternoon
20Make the right choice: He was told that a married couple ..... in the house for the last 3 years.
21Fill in the blank with the correct verb tense: They ..... for two hours when the power went out.
22Janet was out of breath because ......
23A person is working in a textile. He joined there in 2023. Before that he has worked in a mall for 10 years. Select the correct tense which is suitable for this context.
24"Edgard had been studying but then he failed every subject"Is the sentence above correct?
25Imagine your friend got a sunburn at the beach. You want to explain that they were swimming for a long time *before* they got the sunburn. Which sentence best shows this continuing past action?
26Antoinette had been going for hours at that stage.
27Convert 'We have been waiting' to the past tense.
28The correct tense form Brain was angry because he ..... for an hour.
29We ..... for 2 hours before anyone came.
30I was so relaxed because I ..... anything all day.
31Complete the following with the best choice.He ..... for his mother to arrive at the school hall for one hour before he called her again.
32Katherine was sitting in an armchair resting. She was tired because ....... ...... ..... very hard.
33The past perfect continuous tense is used to express:
34It is used to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the past before another past action interrupted
35We ..... for Ann for three hours before she finally came.
36Mr Pike ..... English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
37My friend would have ..... flower at this hour yesterday
38Ramya ( ..... ) information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.
39Read out the 'story', 'connector' and 'background' parts on the card and make one sentence using past tenses. STORY: He (fall asleep) on the sofa. CONNECTOR: because. BACKGROUND: He (study) all night. Choose the correct sentence.
40PAST PERFECT VS. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: he admitted that she ..... (consult) a divorce lawyer.
41True or False:The sentence 'She had been watching that show for three days straight' is written in the Past Perfect Continuous tense.
42The runner ..... in first place for most of the race before she was overtaken.
43She ..... for two hours when we found her.
44They ..... for an hour when the teacher entered.
45Dinosaurs ..... (live) on Earth for millions of years before they all died.
46My mother ..... all day, so she was tired.
47How long ..... the restaurant ..... sushi before they added a new menu item?
48The road was flooded because it .....
49Paul ..... for work for over a year before he got a job.
50We use "was" or "were" in Past Perfect Continuous.
51They ..... out for a few years before they decided to get married.
52Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ..... (be married) for only 2 years when they divorced.
53By the time we ..... to the train station, Susan ..... for us for more than two hours
54Complete the sentence with the correct past perfect continuous form:It ..... for two hours before the mall flooded.
55Berikut ini merupakan rumus dari past perfect continuous.
56Complete the sentence:By the time my mom called us for dinner, my sister and I ..... a movie for an hour.
57Complete the sentence. We ..... for two hours when they finally let us in.
58One of the following sentences is in Past perfect continuous .....
59Had she been bringing her a fruit parcel? When Maya visited Marry
60Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb (tense specified) Past Perfect Continuous) The teacher ..... the lesson for 20 minutes before the bell rang.
61She had been loving our children since birth.