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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 4

1Complete: 'They were tired because they ..... all day.'
2Identify the tense of the verb phrase: 'had been working'.
3Complete the following question concerning the past perfect tenses:Before he got ill, Sheldon ..... (work) night and day for several weeks.
4The day before yesterday I had visited the doctor because I ..... well for a few days.
5He ..... for two hours before the guests arrived.
6True or False:The sentence 'They hadn't been waiting long' is a correct negative sentence in the past perfect continuous tense.
7Fortunately, the hospital's new air-conditioning system ..... when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
8Siti Ariati ..... networking courses for two years when she was promoted to be a coach.
9They said that they ..... (live) there for 25 years
10When I went to the airport, ..... you ..... for long?
11Helen ..... (not feel) well for two days when I ..... (visit) her last Sunday.
12I ..... to learn all 12 English tenses before it turned out native speakers actually used only half of them.
13Which places ..... they ..... before they arrived here?
14He ..... the guitar for two hours before his neighbors complained about the noise.
15Which one of these about past perfect continuous is correct?
16He asked me how long I ..... English.
17..... he ..... in a shipyard before he was fired last week?
18She ..... for her cat for two days when she finally found it in the garage
19She had been working at the company for five years before she left."
20Why was your jacket so wet?-Because it ..... all day.
21He ..... with friends for weeks and was desperate to get his own place.
22How is a sentence in Past perfect Progressive formed?
23"They ..... for an hour before the rain stopped."
24Mannu and Annu met at a restaurant, which Annu ( ..... ) for a long time.
25What ..... they ..... all afternoon before the meeting?
26I was very tired because I ..... all the day
27They told me that the renovation works ..... on since morning.
28She ..... for an hour before lunch.
29Tom and Alice ..... for 10 years when they decided to get divorced.
30Evaluate the use of tense in this sentence: "They had been living in New York for five years before they moved to California." What does the past perfect progressive indicate?
31"We ..... (play) chess for hours when our parents arrived."
32Complete the sentence using past perfect continuous:Our pool pump ..... running properly before the storm.
33Jane ..... for hours before a taxi finally appeared on the deserted road.
34Complete: "I ..... (study) for two hours before dinner."
35I ..... for over two hours when Tim finally arrived.
36To form the past perfect continuous tense, you need the main verb in its-ing form and which two helping verbs?
37"They ..... (live) in Paris for five years before they moved to London."
38Which sentence shows an action that continued before another past event?
39Is the sentence written in present, past, or future?: I had been studying from home for a while.
40What tense is this sentence in: "She had been singing for an hour when I arrived?"
41Noble, an old sheepdog, had lost / had been losing his sight for years until he went completely blind.
42He ..... for twenty years before he retired last year
43How long ..... she ..... before she got the job?
44I was tired when you saw me because I ..... for the exam.
45He ..... for two hours when I called him.
46Perfect Tenses or Irregular Verbs?"I had been reading the book before I returned it to the library."
47The Weather Bureau had been playing Chicken Little with the coastal residents.
48She ..... all day. No wonder she was tired.
49Mary's mouth was all red. She ..... strawberry ice cream.
50What tense is used in the following sentence?I had been working since 5:00 a.m.
51True or False:The sentence 'They had been playing soccer for two hours' describes an action that was completed before a specific time in the past.
52I ..... (study) English for two hours when my friend called me.
53How long ..... you ..... (watch) TV before you decided to go to bed?
54He just couldn't summon the energy. He ..... at the dock all afternoon.
55Yesterday, my brother said he (stop) ..... smoking for three months.
56Circle the correct answer. I ..... for a few hours before they arrived.
57Construct a sentence in the past perfect continuous tense.
58Jane ..... her house all the morning before the guest arrived. A. is cleaning B.was cleaning C. has been cleaning D. had been cleaning
59The earth ..... (spin) into orbit for as long as science knows.
60Cool breeze ..... since morning.
61Name the tense She had been reading for 2 hours.