Past Perfect Continuous — Positive | English Grammar Exercises

Fill in the verbs in brackets in Past Perfect Continuous.

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She

Japanese for 2 years before she suddenly quit her job. (to teach).

She had been teaching Japanese for 2 years before she suddenly quit her job.

1.
I explained that I
it for the last 2 hours. (to look for)

had been looking for
2.
She
for an hour when her husband came. (to sleep)

had been sleeping
3.
They
him for an hour before they left. (to wait for)

had been waiting for
4.
We
here for 10 years before we moved to Canada. (to live)

had been living
5.
My dad
as a mechanic for 30 years before he retired. (to work)

had been working
6.
Jill said that she
engineering since 2016. (to study)

had been studying
7.
He wrote a message that he
the hotel since Thursday. (to stay at)

had been staying at
8.
I understood that I
all day long. (to read)

had been reading
9.
The woman said that she
leaving her job for a long time. (to think about)

had been thinking about
10.
The dog
all day long before I came home. (to bark)

had been barking

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