Three exercises on the past perfect continuous: choose the form, complete the sentences and correct the mistakes.
Past Perfect Continuous - Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. She was exhausted because she for two hours.
2. I three chapters before dinner.
3. Her eyes were red. She .
4. How long when the bus came?
5. The room smelled of smoke. Someone .
6. I there for ten years when I was fired.
7. He told me he all morning.
8. She him since 2010.
9. They the house for months, but it still wasn't finished.
10. By nine o'clock, the children for three hours.
Past Perfect Continuous - Exercise 2
Complete each sentence with the past perfect continuous of the verb in brackets. Write only the missing words.
1. I was tired because I (work) all day.
2. They (wait) for an hour when the bus finally arrived.
3. (she / cry)? Her eyes were red.
4. How long (you / learn) English before you moved to London?
5. He (not / sleep) well, so he looked terrible.
6. The ground was wet. It (rain) all night.
7. We (drive) for six hours when the car broke down.
8. She said she (study) since seven.
9. My hands were covered in paint because I (paint) the kitchen.
10. Why (they / argue)? Everyone was staring.
Past Perfect Continuous - Exercise 3
Decide whether each sentence is correct. If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly.
1. She had been waiting for two hours when he arrived.
2. I had been wait for an hour.
3. They had been knowing each other for years.
4. How long had you been working there?
5. He was tired because he has been working all night.
6. She hadn't been sleeping well, so she looked tired.
7. We had been walking since eight when it started to rain.
8. I had been eating three sandwiches before the film.
9. Had been you studying all night?
10. They had been been living there for ten years.