Past perfect continuous

1) Mrs. Sally___________ (teach) English for thirty years before she retired.

2)My grandpa___________(sleep) for three hours when I woke him up.(Past perfect continuous tense)

3)A young boy___________(stand) at the door until a policeman arrived.(Past perfect continuous tense)

4)The baby____________(cry) for fifteen minutes before her mother heard her cry.(Past perfect continuous tense)

5)The Principal____________ the applications for the interview. (accept)(Past perfect continuous tense)

6)The dam ___________________ in the rainy season. (overflow)(Past perfect continuous tense)

7)He____________ (write) an interesting essay.(Past perfect continuous tense)

8)I __________(take) the dose of medicine for two days.(Past perfect continuous tense)

9)The farmer___________ (plant) since morning.(Past perfect continuous tense)

10)I__________ (learn) English.(Past perfect continuous tense)

11)Rita_________ (drive) the black car for five years.(Past perfect continuous tense)

12)The children____________ (watch) the TV all day long.(Past perfect continuous tense)

13)John_____________ (smoke) for five years.(Past perfect continuous tense)

14)The mechanic__________ (fix) my bike since morning.(Past perfect continuous tense)

15)I______________ (plan) my holidays for one week.(Past perfect continuous tense)

16)He__________ (obey) the orders of his boss.(Past perfect continuous tense)

17)I __________ the meal when Jon entered the room. (eat)(Past perfect continuous tense)

18)She __________ the car before she met an accident. (drive)(Past perfect continuous tense)

19)He __________ there for seven years before he left the job. (work)(Past perfect continuous tense)

20)Tina __________ cake when I arrived. (bake)(Past perfect continuous tense)

21)Bob __________ the novel for many days. (study)(Past perfect continuous tense)

22)I __________ yoga since my childhood. (do)(Past perfect continuous)

23) She ________(cycle) home from work that morning since six o’clock.(Past perfect continuous)

24)I didn’t go out last night because I__________ (work) all day.(Past perfect continuous)

25)You got sick because you__________ (eat) the whole time.(Past perfect continuous)

26)The musician____________(live) in this town for ten years.(Past perfect continuous)

27)We_________ (go)out with each other for two years before I met his family.(Past perfect continuous)

28)The passengers__________ (wait) for four hours.(Past perfect continuous)

29)I_________ (drive)in the wrong direction for an hour before I noticed my mistake.(Past perfect continuous)

30) I was really tired because I________________(study).(Past perfect continuous)

31) It_____________(rain) and the road was covered in water.(Past perfect continuous)

32)The dogs ______________ (bark) continuously until the owner finally came home.(Past perfect continuous)

33)Derrick __________ (work) at the hospital for over two years.(Past perfect continuous)

34)Peter ____ (play) cricket since morning.(Past perfect continuous)

35)She ___ (complete) his homework since evening.(Past perfect continuous)

36)Tom ___ (beg) on the streets for a week.(Past perfect continuous)

37)You ___ (insult) them for 30 minutes.(Past perfect continuous)

38)We ____ (practice) for our dance performance for 20 minutes.(Past perfect continuous)

39)Tenzing_________ to climb Everest for many years before he succeeded in his mission. (try)(Past perfect continuous)

40)I ______ in this flat since 2000. (live)(Past perfect continuous)

41)Everything was white because it__________ (snow).(Past perfect continuous)

42)I told Mary that I___________ (fish) since morning.(Past perfect continuous)

43)Rosie said that the baby ___________(cry) for about fifteen minutes.(Past perfect continuous)

44)The police_________ (investigate) the robbery when an informer gave them a new lead.(Past perfect continuous)

45)The crowd _________(shout) for fifteen minutes before someone managed to calm them down.(Past perfect continuous)

46)The teacher reported that her students___________ (prepare) very well for the examination.(Past perfect continuous)

47)They said that they___________(build) the house for the last five months.(Past perfect continuous)

48)They ____________(play) chess since 7 P.M.(Past perfect continuous)

49)Humans _________(tame)animals for ages.(Past perfect continuous)

50)Children _________(request) for picnic since last year.(Past perfect continuous)