Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Mr. Mora - English Class

Important

• In English, we use the past perfect continuous to express actions in the past, while stressing a long duration. 

• Often, the action being described was close in time to another action in the past and was interrupted by the other activity.

• It can also be used to express a cause-and-effect relationship (James was tired because he had been jogging).

FUNCTIONS

Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive

How do we form the Past Perfect Continuous tense?

Multiple Choice

Which tense is this?

"At last the bus came. I had been waiting for haft an hour!"

• Simple Past

• Past Continous

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continous

Multiple Choice

My grandfather ___ in his old house for ages before he moved in with us.

• had been lived

• has living

• had been living

• has been live

Multiple Choice

She ________________ (not / work) but she was tired anyway.

• was not working

• had not worked

• had not been working

Multiple Choice

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

• was attending

• has been attending

• have been attending

• had been attending

Multiple Choice

How long ____________ you_________ (watch) TV before you decided to go to bed?

• has you been watching

• had you been watching

• had watching

Multiple Choice

Steven felt tired as he __________ (sail) for several hours.

• has sailed

• had been sailing

• was sailed

Be careful

- Past Perfect

- Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

I’m really thirsty. I ....................................... for three hours.

• have been cycling

• had been cycling

Multiple Choice

I was really thirsty. I ................................................. for three hours.

• have been cycling

• had been cycling

Multiple Choice

Mary ..................................... well at school since last month and the results of her tests are poor.

• hasn’t been doing

• hadn’t been doing

Multiple Choice

Mary ....................................... well at school last month, so she failed her final tests.

• hadn’t been doing

• hasn’t been doing

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are in the PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS?

• Had the concert already started when you arrived?

• She didn't see Peter because he had gone to the supermarket.

• I told her that I had been waiting for 3 hours but she didn't say anything.

• Had you been waiting long before the taxi arrived?

Multiple Select

Which of the following sentences are in the PAST PERFECT SIMPLE?

• I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion.

• Harold had known about it for two weeks.

• Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.

• I didn't say anything until she had finished talking.

Multiple Choice

When we met, you _______ at that company for six months.

• have worked

• had worked

• had been working

• worked

Multiple Choice

You ________ for the test, so you were very nervous.

• hasn't been stydying

• hadn't studyed

• hadn't studied

• weren't studying