Past Perfect Continuous

The duration of an action before a specific moment in the past. Choose an exercise and start practising.

+She had been working for 3 hours.

−He hadn't been sleeping well.

?Had they been waiting long?

Exercises

Practice Past Perfect Continuous with different task types

Medium

Choose the correct Past Perfect Continuous form from four options.

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Medium

Type the correct had been + -ing form to complete the sentence.

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Hard

Find the error: missing 'been', wrong auxiliary, or wrong verb form.

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Hard

Rearrange the words to build a correct Past Perfect Continuous sentence.

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PRO Plan

The duration of an action before a specific moment in the past. Choose an exercise and start practising.

+She had been working for 3 hours.

−He hadn't been sleeping well.

?Had they been waiting long?