Past Perfect Continuous exercises — Set 4: Present Perfect Continuous vs Past Perfect Continuous (Worksheet)

I (wait) for an hour when she finally arrived. (past situation)

She (study) English for three years. She's getting quite good. (current situation)

She (study) English for three years when she moved to London. (past situation)

It (rain) all morning. The streets are still wet. (now)

It (rain) all morning, so by the time the match started, the pitch was waterlogged. (past)

They (live) in this house for twenty years. They love it here. (now)

They (live) in that house for twenty years when they decided to move. (past)

How long you (work) on this project? (asking now)

How long you (work) on the project when it was cancelled? (past situation)

My eyes are tired. I (read) all day. (present result)

My eyes were tired. I (read) all day. (past result)

He (play) tennis since he was a child. He's very good now. (current ability)

He (play) tennis since childhood, so he won the tournament easily. (past achievement)

I (try) to call you all morning! Where have you been? (now)

I (try) to reach him all morning when he finally called back. (past)

We (learn) about climate change in class. It's very interesting. (recent/ongoing)

We (learn) about World War II for several weeks, so we understood the documentary better. (past context)

You look exhausted! What you (do)? (asking now)

She looked exhausted. I asked her what she (do). (past situation)