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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 6

1They ..... in this neighborhood for 10 years before they moved.

2What is the VERB TENSE of verb/verb phrase in the following sentence? How long had you been waiting?

3Choose the correct answer!We ..... him, so we were very surprised to see him.

4When Mary arrived to the party she ..... that we ..... dinner without her.

5He ..... for three hours when I met him.

6Identify the tense: We had been waiting for an hour when the bus arrived.

7She ..... for the bus for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.

8What is the primary function of the Past Perfect Continuous tense?

9Read this:'The ground was wet and the air smelled fresh. It had been raining all morning, but the sun was finally peeking out.' Why is 'had been raining' the best verb choice here?

10The suspect, who ..... by detectives for several weeks, ..... in a remote village yesterday.

11The small grocer's would ..... if everybody ..... the nearby hypermarket.

12Mom was tired yesterday because she ..... the house all day.

13When Bob arrived at the station, his friends ..... already ..... for him for half an hour.

14The man (not pay) his rent when he lost his job.Which is the correct past perfect continuous for the sentence above?

15..... the doctors ..... your blood pressure during your hospital stay?

16Rita ..... for a year and she was very fit when her ex-boyfriend met her.

17Provide an example of a question in the past perfect continuous tense.

18'Had Roy been a professional footballer for long when they chose to sponsor him?'No, he ..... professionally for less than a year.

19We were exhausted because we ..... round an old theater all morning. a. am running b. ran c. have run d. had been running e. was running

20I ..... my homework for 2 hours before they came.

21Cathy ..... the piano for 35 years when she was finally asked to do a solo with the local orchestra.

22If your friend's eyes were red, which sentence best explains the reason using the past perfect continuous tense?

23Before the gameplay reveal, the media ..... a lot of speculation.

24The old castle ..... by historians for many years before restoration began.

25Convert to past perfect: She is cooking dinner.

26Liam: So, your Dad's got a laptop!Bella: Yes, I bought it for him last year ..... until then he ..... a typewriter!

27She ..... for an hour before it started raining.

28I ..... for 5 hours when my dad ..... home.

29Complete the question:How long ..... on that video game before your dad told you to stop?

30Complete the sentence:My brother was sleepy because he ..... video games all night.

31The shop ..... for an hour when they arrived.

32Which sentence correctly uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense with a time expression?

33True or False:The past perfect continuous tense describes an action that started and finished at the exact same time as another past action.

34To form the past perfect continuous tense, you need the auxiliary verb 'had' followed by which two other parts?

35..... you ..... on that project for a long time before the deadline?

36How long ..... German when you took the exam?

37'They had been waiting since 3 PM'

38They ..... from home for several years before the charity got a proper office.

39I ..... a book for 2 hours before my mom came back.

40When Mei-Ling met Ali, she ..... about moving away from Chicago for almost a year. But after she met Ali, she changed her mind and decided to stay.

41The woman said she ..... in this company for over 20 years.

42Complete the following sentence in negative past perfect continuous.He ..... TV all afternoon.

43Match the sentence with the time: I had been doing my homework .....

44Jack ..... online games for an hour before I came. (play)

45Select the form of Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. Insert the correct form in the question: "How long (you/wait) before the rescue team arrived?"

46How long ..... in Minsk when you first met her?

47The gardener ..... flower for twenty years.

48She had to go to the dentist because she ..... her teeth.

49Laura said that when she ..... to school, she saw an accident.

50She ..... on this project for three hours when the power went out.

51Which part of "We had been planning to visit Cebu" shows the continuous nature of the action?

52True or False:The following sentence correctly uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense. 'My brother has been eating the cookie dough before we even put the cookies in the oven.'

53He ..... on his project all night when he finally found the solution.

54Phil stood at the door soaked from head to toe; he ..... in the rain.

55Something which happened before another activity or situation in the past, with an emphasis on the length of time.

56We ..... for the bus for 2 hours before it ..... at the station.

57Has been doing

58He ..... the floors almost three hours when he ..... cramps in his back.

59Complete the sentence:By the time the pizza arrived, we ..... about what to watch for thirty minutes.

60He had been driving all night before he reached the hotel.

61Which tense is used to describe something that has been happening over a long period of time?