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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 3

1Identify the sentence.He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.
2He ..... all day, so he was exhausted.
3I could have heard the telephone if I ..... so deeply.
4I went to Julie's house after the funeral. Her eyes were red because she .....
5I had ..... (watch) tv all night long.
6When he ..... us go in yesterday, we ..... outside the exam room for over half an hour.
7This sentence is grammatically correct:'She had been write stories since she was in third grade.'
8Your friend wants to say they WEREN'T studying before the test. Which sentence is the correct way to say this in the past perfect continuous tense?
9Mary was distraught when she could not calm the baby who ..... for an hour.
10They had been walking
11My daughter ..... a good job soon after she ..... last year.
12We were thirsty because we ..... all day.
13Miss Katty got very impatient with Carmen because she ..... attention at all that day.
14His clothes were dirty because he ..... in the garden.
15Who ..... all this while when Mother was away?
16I ..... the reality show for long before I switched it off.
17I had been working for hours when I felt tired and called it a day.Which action happened first?
18By the time I finished my homework, I ..... writing for two hours.
19The kids were happy, hungry and tired because they ..... in the garden all day.
20Identify the past perfect continuous tense in this sentence: 'She had been studying for hours before the exam.'
21By the time the party ended, they ..... music for five hours.
22I ..... (wait) for her for hours before she came (PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS)
23The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. (they/play/football)
24TenseWhat tense is the following sentence in?Stueve had been cooking in the kitchen for hours when his wife got home from work.
25Martina gained weight because she .....
26They ..... in Karachi for three years when he lost his job. (live-past perfect progressive)
27What is the auxiliary verb to form the past perfect continuous?
28By the time I arrived, they ..... for hours
29I felt really tired when I took the train to work yesterday because Sarah and 1 ..... to a party the evening before.
30Tom ..... for Julia for two hours.
31They had been running the marathon. (Identify the tense)
32When my dad got home, his hands were covered in grease. Choose the sentence that best explains the reason using the past perfect continuous tense.
33Change 'They were playing football' to past perfect continuous.
34PAST PERFECT VS. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: I needed a change. I ..... (live) in New York for 10 years.
35Fill in the blank with the correct form:She ..... the piano for years before she performed on stage.
36After ten unhappy years, Janice finally quit her job. She ..... along with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
37They ..... for me for over an hour by the time I finally arrived.
38After Nancy ..... for twenty minutes, she began to feel tired.
39The manager had been cheating the public for six months, when the police caught him.
40Choose the correct sentence: He ..... when his phone rang.
41Complete the sentence:My dad was mad because my brother ..... his tools without asking.
42Identify the verb tense: Michael had been working all day when his mother brought him lunch.
43They ..... playing video games for three hours when I came home.
44Aaron ..... his books all night when he realized he had no exam the following day.
45Complete the sentence:My thumbs were sore because I ..... video games for hours.
46By the time I graduated, I ..... in that part-time job for five years.
47After Claire ..... for half an hour, she suddenly ..... to check her watch. (RUN, STOP)
48Which sentence correctly uses a duration phrase like 'for' or 'since' with the past perfect continuous tense?
49Question in past perfect continuous:They/driving/for a long time
50Learning Russian was going to be so difficult, I ..... that course.
51They ..... for five hours before reaching the mountain.
52Is the following correct?I had been drinking coffee all morning.
53Identify the tense in the sentence: 'They had been waiting for an hour.'
54When he arrived at the furniture shop, they had been sold the table he wanted.
55We use the ( ..... ) instead of the past perfect when we want to talk about a longer action that continued until another past action.
56Tom had been working really hard at the office. Choose the correct tense.
57How long ..... before she finally found the missing cat?
58Before she found what she wanted, she ..... (look) for a gift in many shops.
59She ..... since morning before you called her.
60They ..... (skate) together for five years before they entered the competition.
61What is the main use of the past perfect continuous tense?