Past+Perfect+Continuous.+Exercises

__ 1. Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Perfect Continuous): __
 * 1) We (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.
 * 2) They (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
 * 3) We (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
 * 4) I (not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
 * 5) How long (learn / she) English before she went to London?
 * 6) Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) in the rain too long.
 * 7) He (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
 * 8) They were very tired in the evening because they (help) on the farm all day.
 * 9) I (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
 * 10) They (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

__2. Complete the following sentences using Past Perfect Continuous:__

Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining but the gound was very wet because it......................................... (rain)

I was very tired when I got home because I.................................................. (work) all the day.

__ 3. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets in Past Perfect Continuous:  __

- The two boys came into the house. They had a football ball and they were very tired. (they / play / football):

- When I got home, Tom was sitting in front of the TV. He had just turned it off. (he / watch / a film):

- Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn't know where she was (she / dream):