Past Perfect Continuous Exercises

1. What's the past perfect continuous tense used for?

To describe an action that happened in the past
To describe an action that was happening in the past
To describe an action that will happen in the future

2. What's the structure of the past perfect continuous?

Subject + had + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + verb + ing
Subject + was + verb + ing

3. Fill in the blank: She _______ been studying for the exam for two hours.

Had
Has
Was

4. What's the difference between the past perfect and the past perfect continuous?

The past perfect describes an action that happened in the past, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that was happening in the past.
The past perfect describes an action that was happening in the past, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that happened in the past.
The past perfect describes action that will happen in the future, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that was happening in the past.

5. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?

She had been studying for two hours.
She had studied for two hours.
She was studying for two hours.

6. What's the negative form of the past perfect continuous?

Subject + had + not + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + not + verb + ing
Subject + was + not + verb + ing

7. Fill in the blank: They _______ been playing soccer for an hour.

Had
Has
Were

8. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?

She had been running for an hour.
She had run for an hour.
She was running for an hour.

9. What's the question form of the past perfect continuous?

Had + subject + been + verb + ing?
Had + subject + verb + ing?
Was + subject + verb + ing?

10. Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?

She had been writing for two hours.
She had written for two hours.
She was writing for two hours.