Past Perfect Continuous exercises — Set 5: Time Expressions & Context (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 12 min
They had been driving six hours when they stopped for lunch.
She had been working there 2015 when the company closed.
I had been waiting morning when the bus finally came.
He was tired because he (work) eight in the morning.
They (argue) hours before they reached an agreement.
We had been hiking day and were completely exhausted.
She had been crying she heard the bad news.
long had you been waiting before the doctor saw you?
The children had been playing outside afternoon when it started to rain.
He had been studying French two years before he visited Paris.
I had been feeling unwell the morning, so I went home early.
They had been dating several months when they got engaged.
had she been learning the piano before her first concert?
We had been walking hours and needed a rest.
She had been working at the hospital she graduated from medical school.
It had been snowing night when we woke up.
I had been trying to reach him days with no success.
She had been teaching at the school 1990 when she retired.
The team had been practising week for the championship.
He had been living alone a long time before his sister moved in.
Past Perfect Continuous exercises online (Worksheet)
Learn to use Past Perfect Continuous with appropriate time expressions like 'for', 'since', 'all day', 'all morning'. Understand the contexts where this tense is most commonly used.