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B2Past

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

Multiple Choice

Medium

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Past Perfect Continuous form from four options.

Quiz

Fill in the Blank

Medium

Fill in the Blank

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

Writing

Spot the Mistake

Hard

Spot the Mistake

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

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Sentence Builder

Hard

Sentence Builder

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

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Key grammar points and comparisons

had been + -ing

Medium

PRO

had been + -ing

Form the tense step by step: had + been + verb-ing.

Structure

for vs since in the Past

Medium

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for vs since in the Past

She had been waiting for 3 hours / since morning. Duration before a past moment.

Duration

Past Perfect vs Continuous

Hard

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Past Perfect vs Continuous

He had read the book vs he had been reading. Result vs ongoing duration.

Comparison

All Past Tenses

Hard

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All Past Tenses

Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous — choose the right one.

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