Question

F. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Write the Past Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets:

a) Tom was sitting on the chair, out of breath. He ............... (run)

b) We ............................ (Walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.

c) When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ......................... (eat).

d) When I arrived, Jessica was waiting for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ................. (wait) for me for two hours.

e) I ................................... (do) my homework for two hours when my friend came

f) The new pump .....................
(already, work) for two hours when we stopped it for examination.

g) They ............................. (argue) for half an hour before they reached an agreement.

h) The room was full of tobacco smell. The guests .......................
(smoke).

i) We ................................. (drink) coffee before our parents came.

j) I ........................... (play) football since I was ten. Then I had to stop.

k) I wasn't tired because I ........
................... (not, work) all day long.

l) ..................... (You, play) in the school football team before you entered the University?

m) Nick ...................... (already, drive) his car for thirty minutes when he saw a body on the road.

n) The servant told him that the stranger ........................ (wait) for him for about an hour

o) We .................................. (talk) for some time before the telephone rang.​

Answer 1

Resposta:

a. had been running.

b. had been walking

c. had been eating.

d. had been waiting

e. had been doing

f. had already been working

g. had been arguing

h. had been smoking

i. had been drinking

j. had been playing

k. hadn't been working

l. Had you been playing

m. had already been driving

n. had been waiting

o. had been talking

Explicação:

Estrutura do Past perfect continuous

Sujeito +    had been     + verbo  –ing  + complemento

We              had been           talking           for 2 hours when Mary arrived.