The Past Perfect Continuous Exercise at Auto-English
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A Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple.
| 1 | When the student revolution came, I _____________________________________ there for 6 months. ( work ) |
| 2 | Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he _____________________________________ about it for months. ( think ) |
| 3 | They _____________________________________ all the chocolate cake by the time Michael got to the party. ( eat ) |
| 4 | I _____________________________________ Scarlett Johansson on three previous occasions. Lucky me! ( met ) |
| 5 | The forensic evidence shows that he _____________________________________ his nose just before he was murdered. ( pick ) |
| 6 | When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he _____________________________________ hamburgers for a month. ( eat ) |
| 7 | Prior to the explosion, the fat man _____________________________________ seven large chocolate cakes. ( eat ) |
| 8 | When they cancelled the flight to Alicante, the storm _____________________________________ all afternoon with no sign of abating. ( rage ) |
B Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past continuous or the past perfect continuous.
| 1 | When I asked Carlos if he wanted to go out, he said he couldn't because he _____________________________________ an assignment. ( finish ) |
| 2 | Scarlett came into the room panting. She _____________________________________ round the park. ( jog ) |
| 3 | Scarlett wasn't in. She _____________________________________ around the park. ( jog ) |
| 4 | I _____________________________________ a bath when I suddenly had a great idea. ( have ) |
| 5 | He told me he _________________________ seriously _________________________ about finding another job soon. ( think ) |
| 6 | He _____________________________________ about finding a new job for about a year before he finally got round to it. He´s happy now. ( think ) |
| 7 | It was obvious from her outrageous behaviour that _____________________________________. ( drink ) |
| 8 | I _____________________________________ a latte in the Café New York, when I saw a famous actor walk past the window. ( drink ) |
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