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Past Perfect Continuous

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

David ___________________ (complete) his assignment when he sent it to his teacher.

a)

had completed

b)

had been completing

2.

Michael _________________ (pay) for the groceries by the time he left the store.

a)

had paid

b)

had been paying

3.

Daniel _____________________ (train) for 2 hours when he felt some pain in his arm.

a)

had trained

b)

had been training

4.

Chris ___________________ (study) in the library for thirty minutes when he received a message from his Mum.

a)

had studied

b)

had been studying

5.

Dennis had been using his tablet before the teacher _________________ to the classroom.

a)

had been coming back

b)

came back

c)

had come back

6.

Before Michael won the lottery, he ____________________ the bus to work.

a)

had been taking

b)

had taken

7.

Before Andrew moved into his mansion, he ____________________ in a small flat.

a)

had lived

b)

had been living

8.

Before Luke started eating gourmet food, he (a)   (eat) every week at MacDonalds.

9.

Before Richard won the lottery and boughts lots of designer wear, he (a)   (wear) cheap sunglasses and old clothes.

10.

Before he changed careers to become a doctor, Nigel (a)   (work) as an accountant for more than 10 years.

11.

When he started to experience back pain, Adrian (a)   (do) exercise in the gym for nearly half an hour.

12.

When I got back to my house, I realized that my kids (a)   (play) with their toys instead of doing their homework.

13.

Before Tom went on his beach holiday, he _______________ nearly 10 kilograms in weight.

a)

had lost

b)

had been losing

14.

Daniela didn't eat lunch because she ___________ already _______________ before she joined us.

a)

had...eaten

b)

had...been eating

15.

Michael ___________________ (study) really hard for nearly all the afternoon when we came home. After we had said 'Hello' to him, he carried on working.

a)

had studied

b)

had been studying

16.

The dog _________________ (break) a precious china vase before we came home.

a)

had been breaking

b)

had broken

17.

When I got back to the office, my colleagues (a)   (listen) to the radio for the last thirty minutes.