Past Perfect Continuous

Sally ___________ this text for 3 hours before Mark came.

• had typed

• has been typed

• had been typing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Anthony _________ for his airplane for 3 hours when its delay was announced.

• had been waiting

• has waited

• had waited

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

I saw many huge puddles. ______ it_______ hard?

• was… raining

• had… been raining

• had… been rained

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Sam did not even realize what a hard time Molly ______.

• has been had

• has been having

• had been having

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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

• had been training

• has had training

• had trained

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Rachel’s husband _________ the car since early morning.

• had fixxed

• had been fixxing

• had been fixing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Paul and Molly ___________ on the phone for an hour when the line broke.

• had been talking

• had been talked

• have talked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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

• have… had watched

• had… been watching

• have… been watching

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Steven felt tired as he __________ for several hours.

• learned

• has been learning

• had been learning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

Zoella __________ to find her mother for years but she failed.

• had been tried

• had been trying

• had been triing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B