Past Perfect Continuous Exercises PDFSet 2: Negative & Question Forms
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.She ___ (not / sleep) well, so she felt tired all day.
a) wasn't sleepingb) hadn't been sleepingc) didn't sleepd) hasn't been sleeping
2.You looked frozen. ___ you ___ (wait) long before the bus came?
a) Had ... been waitingb) Have ... been waitingc) Were ... waitingd) Did ... wait
3.They ___ (not / practice) enough, which is why they lost the match.
a) haven't been practisingb) weren't practisingc) hadn't been practisingd) didn't practise
4.How long ___ she ___ (learn) French before she moved to Paris?
a) did ... learnb) has ... been learningc) was ... learningd) had ... been learning
5.I ___ (not / feel) well all week, so I went to see the doctor.
a) haven't been feelingb) didn't feelc) hadn't been feelingd) wasn't feeling
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.hadn't been sleeping
2.Had ... been waiting
3.hadn't been practising
4.had ... been learning
5.hadn't been feeling
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."hadn't been sleeping"(b)
Use 'hadn't been sleeping' (negative Past Perfect Continuous) to explain the cause of feeling tired.
2."Had ... been waiting"(a)
Use 'Had you been waiting' (Past Perfect Continuous question) because the visible evidence ('looked frozen') points to an ongoing action before a past event ('the bus came').
3."hadn't been practising"(c)
Use 'hadn't been practising' to show insufficient preparation before a past result.
4."had ... been learning"(d)
Use 'How long + had + subject + been + verb-ing?' to ask about duration before a past event.
5."hadn't been feeling"(c)
Use 'hadn't been feeling' to describe an ongoing negative state before a past action.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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