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    Past Perfect Progressive Worksheet

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    Past Perfect Progressive Worksheet

    Name: ATZIMBA ESPINOSA CISNEROS Group: 4-8PM Date: 18/JUNE/2020

    The past perfect continuous (progressive) tense is used to show that an action began in the past
    and continued up to another point in the past.
    The past perfect continuous structure: subject + had (not) + been + verb-ing
    E.g. He had (not) been waiting for the train for 30 minutes by the time it arrived.
    To form a question in the past perfect continuous, invert the subject and auxiliary verb had.
    E.g. Had he (not) been waiting for the train for 30 minutes by the time it arrived?

    Exercise A: Complete the past perfect continuous sentences using the verbs in brackets.

    1. Sarah had been playing the guitar for three years before she first performed on stage.
    2. They had been exercising outside when there was a sudden storm which made them run for cover.
    3. We had been waiting 45 minutes for the bus it finally arrived.
    4. I was exhausted because I had been concentrating since 7 a.m.
    5. As he had been studying hard for the whole term, Zach was sure to pass the exam.
    6. We both got in trouble because I had been helping her with her homework the whole time.
    7. Because of the recent heat wave, the plants had been wilting.
    8. I had been working for five months when my boss promoted me to supervisor.
    9. They had been decorating the new house for hours and it was time to have a break.
    10. I had not been feeling worried about the presentation until I saw the audience.

    Exercise B: Each past perfect continuous sentence below contains an error. Correct the mistake.

    1. We had been traveling around Europe for four weeks and had already visited five countries.

    2. The authorities had been searching for him for three years before they finally caught him.

    3. How long had he been waiting for her before she showed up?

    4. I had not been sitting down for very long before I was called into the office.

    5. My family and I had been living in England for 15 years before we moved to the United States.

    6. The man left the room after he had been talking on the phone for over an hour.

    7. I hope they had not been standing out on the street for long.

    8. Had she been cooking in the kitchen all afternoon or had she taken a break?
    Exercise C: Fill in the gaps in the story with the verbs in the box in the past perfect continuous
    tense.

    disappear sit work chew dream mind wonder steal

    had been sitting


    had been working

    had been chewing

    had been dreaming


    had been minding

     had been wondering



     had been disappearing  had been stealing

    Exercise D: Answer the questions about the story using full sentences in the past perfect
    continuous.

    1. How long had Michael been sitting in the garden?


    He had been in the garden for a few hours.
    2. Why was Michael exhausted?
    He was exhausted because had been working long days at the office.
    3. What had Rufus been doing that Michael didn’t noticed?
    Rufus Had been chewing on a slipper.
    4. How do you know that Rufus wasn’t disturbing anyone before the cat arrived?
    Rufus had been minding his own business with the slipper.
    5. Why didn’t Michael notice the commotion until he heard it?
    He had been dreaming about going on holiday to a tropical island.
    6. What had Michael been wondering for the last weeks?
    He had been wondering for Rufus's new dog biscuits had been disappearing faster.
    7. Why had the dog biscuits been disappearing?
    The cat had been eating the biscuits.

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