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Past Perfect Continuous Fill in the Blank

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Type the correct Past Perfect Continuous form (had been + -ing) to complete each sentence. 40 writing exercises across four sets.

Set:

Set 1 — Affirmative (had been + -ing)

Complete each sentence with the Past Perfect Continuous affirmative form of the verb in brackets. Type: had been + verb-ing.

Set:

She ___ (wait) for an hour when he finally arrived.

Hint: had been + -ing

They ___ (run) for 20 minutes when it started to rain.

Hint: had been + -ing

He ___ (study) all night, so he was exhausted in the morning.

Hint: had been + -ing

By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ___ (bleed) for ten minutes.

Hint: had been + -ing

I ___ (work) at that company for five years when I got promoted.

Hint: had been + -ing

The children ___ (sleep) for two hours when the alarm went off.

Hint: had been + -ing

We ___ (talk) about you just before you called!

Hint: had been + -ing

She ___ (write) her thesis for six months before she finished it.

Hint: had been + -ing

He ___ (walk) for hours before he found the right street.

Hint: had been + -ing

By the time lunch arrived, they ___ (cook) since seven in the morning.

Hint: had been + -ing (with since)

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Home/Tenses/Past Perfect Continuous/Fill in the Blank

Past Perfect Continuous Fill in the Blank

MediumB2

Type the correct Past Perfect Continuous form (had been + -ing) to complete each sentence. 40 writing exercises across four sets.

Set:

Set 1 — Affirmative (had been + -ing)

Complete each sentence with the Past Perfect Continuous affirmative form of the verb in brackets. Type: had been + verb-ing.

Set:

She ___ (wait) for an hour when he finally arrived.

Hint: had been + -ing

They ___ (run) for 20 minutes when it started to rain.

Hint: had been + -ing

He ___ (study) all night, so he was exhausted in the morning.

Hint: had been + -ing

By the time the doctor arrived, the patient ___ (bleed) for ten minutes.

Hint: had been + -ing

I ___ (work) at that company for five years when I got promoted.

Hint: had been + -ing

The children ___ (sleep) for two hours when the alarm went off.

Hint: had been + -ing

We ___ (talk) about you just before you called!

Hint: had been + -ing

She ___ (write) her thesis for six months before she finished it.

Hint: had been + -ing

He ___ (walk) for hours before he found the right street.

Hint: had been + -ing

By the time lunch arrived, they ___ (cook) since seven in the morning.

Hint: had been + -ing (with since)

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