Narrative Tenses exercises — Set 3: Emphasizing Duration: Past Perfect Continuous (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 14 min
Her eyes were red because she for hours.
They were exhausted. They all day without a break.
The ground was wet because it since morning.
He finally found a job. He for one for six months.
I was tired because I since 5 AM.
The children were dirty. They in the mud all afternoon.
By the time she arrived, we for over an hour.
His hands were covered in paint. He the fence.
She knew the city well because she there for ten years.
The athletes were breathing heavily. They for two hours.
When the boss arrived, the employees about the new policy for over an hour.
He lost his voice because he all day.
Before the accident, they for five hours without stopping.
The writer finally finished the book. She on it for three years.
His clothes were soaking wet. He in the rain.
They were hungry because they since breakfast.
The students were well-prepared. They for the exam for weeks.
I could tell she because her face was flushed.
By midnight, the neighbors loud music for hours.
The detective solved the case. He it for months.
Narrative Tenses exercises online (Worksheet)
Use Past Perfect Continuous to emphasize how long something had been happening before another past event. Learn to describe visible results and ongoing situations that led up to a moment in your story.