Past Perfect Continuous Exercises PDFSet 1: Positive Form: Had Been + V-ing
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.I ___ (wait) for two hours when she finally arrived.
a) was waitingb) waitedc) had been waitingd) have been waiting
2.She ___ (study) English for five years before she moved to London.
a) has been studyingb) had been studyingc) was studyingd) studied
3.They ___ (travel) all day, so they were exhausted.
a) travelledb) have been travellingc) were travellingd) had been travelling
4.He ___ (work) at the company for ten years when he got promoted.
a) workedb) had been workingc) has been workingd) was working
5.It ___ (rain) heavily for hours before the streets finally flooded.
a) was rainingb) had been rainingc) has been rainingd) rained
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.had been waiting
2.had been studying
3.had been travelling
4.had been working
5.had been raining
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."had been waiting"(c)
Use 'had been waiting' (Past Perfect Continuous) to show an action in progress before another past event ('she arrived').
2."had been studying"(b)
Use 'had been studying' to describe an ongoing action that continued up to another past event ('moved to London').
3."had been travelling"(d)
Use 'had been travelling' to explain why they were exhausted — the action was in progress before the result.
4."had been working"(b)
Use 'had been working' to show the duration of an action before another past event ('got promoted').
5."had been raining"(b)
Use 'had been raining' (Past Perfect Continuous) because the rain was an ongoing action over a duration ('for hours') leading up to a past result ('the streets finally flooded').
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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