Englivio Worksheets
Past Perfect Continuous
Duration and Continuous Actions in the Past
1. Which sentence is in the Past Perfect Continuous tense?
2. What is the structure for this tense?
3. “The ground was wet because it ___ for hours.”
4. Choose the correct form: “She ___ studying before the exam started.”
5. Negative form: “They ___ been waiting long when the bus arrived.”
6. Question form: “___ you been waiting for a long time?”
7. This tense emphasizes the ___ of an action before another past point.
8. “He was exhausted because he ___ for ten miles.”
9. “I ___ at that company for five years before it closed.”
10. “___ she been crying before you saw her?”
11. True or False: This tense is used for an action that ended right before another past event.
12. True or False: We use “has been” in the Past Perfect Continuous.
13. True or False: It is used to show the cause of a past result.
14. True or False: Stative verbs (like ‘believe’) are typically used in this tense.
15. True or False: ‘For’ and ‘since’ are common in this tense.
16. True or False: This tense describes actions that started and ended in the past.
17. Choose the correct form: “They ___ for the bus for 30 minutes when it finally arrived.”
18. “Why was the teacher angry?” – “Because the students ___ talking all lesson.”
19. Which sentence implies a continuous activity leading up to a point?
20. Identify the mistake: “She had been cook for three hours when I came home.”
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