Past perfect continuous
multiple choice quiz

Exercise 3

Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences with the past perfect continuous tense.

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I had been using that phone for a year  when I bought it when it stopped working .

George had been calling Kate from his car  before he crashed several times .

I have enough of it I had enough of it because I'd been exercising all afternoon.

Sarah had been going out with me  until she changed her job after she changed her job .

We'd been writing  three tests tests before lunch break yesterday.

Sarah and Will had been decorating their bedroom.  The paint was everywhere It was ready to use again

I'd been eating vegetarian meals  many times for many years when I gave up.

Before my dad retired My dad was a sailor and he had been sailing on big ships.

Somebody had been drinking my apple juice.  There was nothing left The glass was nearly empty

I'd been chatting with my friends for too long.  That's why my mum was angry That's why my mum had been angry

How long had you been revising before you  sat had sat the entrance exam?

How many days How many times had Bill and Jack been sailing when they reached the port in Dover?

Kate  knew had known all about it. Had she been listening to our conversation?

Why were your trousers so dirty?  Had been you sitting Had you been sitting on the ground?

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Past perfect continuous Exercises with answers, PDF worksheets to download and grammar rules with examples.

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