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Past Perfect ContinuousSet 7

1She ..... at the parcel long enough, before she ..... that it was for her neighbour.

2They were tired when I saw them the other day, because they ..... some vegetables in the back yard for two days.

3They had been arguing before the teacher entered. (True/False)

4The fisherman had been hunting the fish all day long

5They had been searching for the treasure for hours when they finally found it.

6Up until the tap water ..... back on yesterday evening, we ..... water back and forth for three days.

7Maria felt terrible during the interview because she ..... from flu since the previous day.

8My uncle ..... for twenty years when he finally quit smoking.

9It was a bit embarrassing to arrive at their house and find Mary looking so sad. I think she (cry) before we got there

10Read the sentence: "My brother had been playing video games for two hours when our dad got home." Is this sentence written correctly in the Past Perfect Continuous tense?

11How long had you been waiting here? is an example of Past Perfect Continuous

12He ..... working all morning in the garden and it looked wonderful.

13The tense with format:had + V3 form of verb +-ing

14Complete the sentence:We ..... (work) on this project for months before we finally completed it.

15Rachel's husband ..... the car since early morning.

16We spent hours talking about what we ..... since we left school.

17The farmers ..... in the fields for hours before it started to rain.

18Complete the next sentence with Past perfect simple or Past perfect continuous:Robin (wait) for ages until his friend arrived and told him that everything was settled.

19She was sitting on the grass, out of breath. She ..... She shouldn't have run so long.

20EXERCISE 6: Use the present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect or the past perfect continuous tense of the verbs given in the parentheses.6. He (work) there for six years when he decided to quit.

21Complete the sentence:My dad was exhausted because he ..... the whole house all afternoon.

22Create a sentence in the past perfect continuous tense using the verb 'to write'.

23I didn't know that your book ..... into English until Charles told me.

24He ..... for a job for some weeks before he found one.

25The news crew had been working for more than twelve hours to provide full coverage of the event.

26Poor Steve ..... around the forest for hours before the rescue team found him.

27Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she ..... (cry).

28The car was three years old, but ..... used very much.

29The university ..... online classes since the beginning of the pandemic.

30I ..... for two hours so when I turned out the light I fell asleep immediately.

31She ..... about the accident for weeks before the police finally called her.

32Find the correct option. At the time the factory closed down, Sarah ..... there for three years.

33Their father was a good man, we ..... their father for 3 years.

34She ..... for her exam all week before she took it.

35They had been walking for the last 30 minutes.

36Tina had no money left because she ..... at the flea market all morning

37Rick was exhausted because he ..... (work) all day.

38She ..... studying English for six months when she visited London.

39Steven felt tired as he ..... for several hours.

40He ..... in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he moved to London.

41Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.1. My grandfather ..... (live) in his old house for ages before he moved in with us.

42In the sentence, 'The sidewalk was slippery because it had been raining all morning, ' what is the main job of the phrase 'had been raining'?

43They ..... for two hours when I joined them.

44Jenny was annoyed. Jim ..... (call) her every night for the whole week!

45He ..... for two hours when she finally called.

46My mom found the key after we ..... to open the door for 10 minutes.

47They ..... (play) soccer for an hour before it rained. [Required tense: Past Perfect Continuous]

48Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:By the time we arrived, they ..... for hours.

49Mrs.Yhaya ..... information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.

50They got to the beach after they ..... for hours.

51Which tense is appropriate for answering: "How long had you been studying English when you started this class?"

52My girl friend arrived after I ..... for her about half an hour

53By the time the bus arrived, we ..... for an hour and a half.

54Choose the correct tense. I had to have a break. I ..... so long.

55We ..... (go) out for three years when we ..... (get) married.

56I ..... all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night. (not / work)

57How long had the Nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo?

58The football fans ..... the town for some time when the police arrived.

59Identify the tense: 'He had been studying for hours.'

60Choose the correct option. How long ..... English before you moved to Canada?

61The students ..... for their excursion for months.