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Past Perfect Continuous

The document provides 20 sentences for the learner to complete using the past perfect continuous tense. The sentences test a variety of verbs and time expressions to assess understanding of when to use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about actions that were ongoing up until another time in the past. The learner is asked to fill in the blanks of each sentence with the appropriate verb form.

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Past Perfect Continuous

The document provides 20 sentences for the learner to complete using the past perfect continuous tense. The sentences test a variety of verbs and time expressions to assess understanding of when to use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about actions that were ongoing up until another time in the past. The learner is asked to fill in the blanks of each sentence with the appropriate verb form.

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Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect progressive).

1. We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.


2. They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train
finally arrived.
3. We (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found
it in the bathroom.
4. I (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to
rain.
5. How long (learn / she) English before she went to
London?
6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) in the
rain too long.
7. He (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
8. They were very tired in the evening because
they (help) on the farm all day.
9. I (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the
disco at night.
10. They (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the
evening.

Complete the sentences using Past Perfect Continuous:


1. She ___________________________________________
(not/sit) at home for long before she went out.
2. Had _____________________________ (they/stay) in a
hotel before they found a flat in Warsaw?
3. Mary __________________________________________
(not/wait) long when he turned up.
4. How long ______________________________(you/ learn)
English before you took TOEFL?
5. Jack ______________________________(work) on the

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project for at least half an hour when the boss came in.
6. Had __________________________ (she/sing) for a long
time when that crazy fan attacked her?
7. Why were you so hot when we met?
____________________________(you/run)?
8. She ______________________________ (see) Mike for
only six months before she married him.
9. Had _________________________ (you/think) about that
problem before Tom started talking about it?
10. They ______________________________________
(not/fly) for a long time when the plane crashed.
11. Had______________________(Mark/do) such kind of
things before or was that the first time?
12. We
_______________________________________________
(travel) all day before we got to Madrid.
13. __________________________ (you/work) in a garage?
Why were you so dirty when I saw you?
14. They ____________________________ (not/practice) the
piano for long before they were ready to perform.
15. Had __________________ (she/train) guide dogs for a long
time before she changed her job?
16. My friends _____________________________ (not/drink)
alcohol before they went to that club.
17. Had ________________________(Maria/drive) for many
hours when that accident happened?
18. The man
______________________________________________(not/p
aint) the walls all day long.
19. It ________________________________( not/rain) before
we went out.
20. Why _______________________ (you/behave) so
strangely before I talked to you?
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