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WorksheetsPast Perfect Continuous
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 45mins
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
Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.
was driving
has been driving
had been driven
had been driving
Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.
had worked
was working
has been working
had been working
What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?
has been
had been
was being
have been
What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?
-s
-ed
-er
-ing
The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.
that an event has finished.
habitual activities in the present.
that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.
the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.
Priscilla _______ _______ __________ information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.
had gathered
was gathering
had been gathered
had been gathering
Timothy _____ ______ _______ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.
had taken
had been taking
have been taking
could have taken
My scores in high school _________ ________ ___________ until I made an effort to study more.
couldn't be improved
hadn't been improving
haven't been improving
wouldn't have improved
The staff _______ ___________ ___________ lunch for the special guests since 8 a.m.
had been preparing
must have prepared
would have prepared
could have been preparing
She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.
had teached
had been teached
had been taught
had been teaching
I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.
had been waiting
has been waiting
had been waited
had waited
When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
had been working
have been working
worked
had worked
I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
had never been standing
had been standing never
hadn’t been standing never
hadn’t never been standing
I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.
had looked for
had been looked
had been looked for
had been looking for
Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she _____ (cry).
had cried
have cried
had been crying
cried
Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!
called
had been calling
has been calling
had called
The doctor asked me how long _______ (have) the symptoms before I came to check it.
had having
had been had
had been have
had been having
We _________ (prepare) him for this race for months before he decided to quit.
had preparing
had prepared
had been prepared
had been preparing
I __________(try) to win your mother’s heart for months before she finally agreed to go out with me.
had been tried
had been trying
had tried
had trying
How long (a) (learn / she) English before she went to London?
I (a) (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
He (a) (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
And then finally, after he told me everything, I realised what _________ (happen) to him when he was a little boy.
had happening
had been happened
had happened
had been happening
I assumed you ________ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
have been
are being
had been
was been
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
I ___ with my problem for weeks before I found a solution.
had been cope
has been cope
had been coping
has been coping
___ against the disease for long before she died?
Had she been fighting
Has she being fighted
Had she be fighting
Had she been fought
They ___ for long before they lost radio contact.
had not been flew
has not been flying
had not been flying
has not been fly
How ___ before you found the buried treasure?
had you been digging
had you been dig
has you been digging
has you been dig
We ___ in the rain since midday, so we were very wet.
has been playing
had been playing
has been plays
had been plays
The students ___ for their excursion for months.
has been preparing
had been preparing
has been prepared
had been prepared
We ___ to find some water for days.
have been hope
had been hope
has been hoping
had been hoping
The young man ___ since he was a child.
has be surfed
had been surfing
had been surf
have been surfing
Andrew ___ as an assistant manager before he was promoted.
working
have working
had been worked
had been working
Billy (a) (look) for his sales receipt for an hour before he found it in the kitchen.
John (a) (buy) rare books for ages, so he had a lot of them.
Gillian (a) (design) efficient gadgets for a long time, so she was very good at it.
My mum had no money left because she (a) ( shop) at the supermarket all morning.
Mia (a) ( search) for a special party dress for months before she found the perfect one online.
Mrs. Shelby (a) (read) traditional books for ages when she decided to buy an e-reader in 2011.
(a) (you/use) the smartphone for long when the screen went blank?
(a) (you/use) the smartphone for long when the screen went blank?
The old man (a) (sleep) on the corner until you came.
Daniel (a) (not work ) for weeks before he was offered a management position.
Poor Steve __________ around the forest for hours before the rescue team found him.
had walking
having walked
had been walking
Until she graduated, Maxine _______ a foreign country.
has never visit
had never visited
has never visiting
The moment we __________ the crocodiles, we knew we were in trouble.
saw
had seen
has saw
The divers had checked their equipment before they _________ the water.
enter
had entered
entered
The students ______ for the excursion for months.
had been preparing
prepared
have prepared
We _______ to find some water for days.
had been hoping
hoping
is been hoping
The young man _______ since he was a child.
been surfing
is been surfing
had been surfing
The survivors _________ a village after days of walking.
had finally reached
finally reached
have finally reach
The man _______ to stay alive for 5 days.
manage
have managed
had managed
The explorer __________ that it would be so difficult to cross the river.
not imagine
had not imagined
have not imagine
Laura needed a break because she ... (study) all morning.
had studying
had been studying
has been studying
had studied
Lorraine ..... (learn) English for 12 years before she moved to England.
has learned
had learned
has been learning
had been learning
I did not go out last night because I ..... (work) all day.
had been working
has been working
had working
had worked
Orla felt fit for the marathon because she ..... (train) a lot.
had trained
had been training
has been training
have been training
You got sick because you ..... (eat) the whole time.
had eaten
had eating
had been eating
has eaten
The musician ... (live) in this town for ten years when he became director of the opera house.
had lived
had living
had been living
has lived
We ..... (go) out with each other for two years before I met his family.
were going
had going
has been going
had been going
I ..... (drive) in the wrong direction for an hour before I noticed my mistake.
had been driving
was driving
drove
has been driving
We ..... (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up
were sleeping
have been sleeping
had been sleeping
slept
They ..... (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
has been waiting
had been waiting
has waiting
been waiting
She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.
had teached
had been teached
had been taught
had been teaching
I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.
had been waiting
has been waiting
had been waited
had waited
When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
had been working
have been working
worked
had worked
When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
had been working
have been working
worked
had worked
I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
had never been standing
had been standing never
hadn’t been standing never
hadn’t never been standing
I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.
had looked for
had been looked
had been looked for
had been looking for
