Past Perfect Continuous Exercises PDFSet 5: Time Expressions & Context
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.They had been driving ___ six hours when they stopped for lunch.
a) whileb) sincec) duringd) for
2.She had been working there ___ 2015 when the company closed.
a) sinceb) duringc) fromd) for
3.I had been waiting ___ morning when the bus finally came.
a) allb) forc) the whole ofd) every
4.He was tired because he ___ (work) ___ eight in the morning.
a) had been working ... sinceb) worked ... sincec) had been working ... ford) was working ... since
5.They ___ (argue) ___ hours before they reached an agreement.
a) had been arguing ... forb) had been arguing ... sincec) had been arguing ... duringd) had been arguing ... at
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.for
2.since
3.all
4.had been working ... since
5.had been arguing ... for
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."for"(d)
Use 'for' + duration (six hours) with Past Perfect Continuous to show how long an action lasted.
2."since"(a)
Use 'since' + point in time (2015) to show when the action started.
3."all"(a)
Use 'all morning' to emphasize the entire duration of the action. 'Every' does not collocate with 'morning' in this singular context.
4."had been working ... since"(a)
Use 'since' + specific time (eight in the morning) to indicate the starting point.
5."had been arguing ... for"(a)
Use 'for' with a duration ('hours') to show how long the action continued. 'Since' requires a point in time, 'during' requires an event/period noun, and 'at' indicates a specific moment.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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