Past Perfect Continuous Tense Positive Form Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. The conversation had been going on about the departure for the last hour. (go on)
• 2. The man had been holding to the end of the seat. (hold)
• 3. I had been travelling for two days. (travel)
• 4. A man crouchinghad been courchinghad been crouchedhad been crouchinghad been crounching behind the hedge. (crouch)
• 5. He had been thikinghad been thinkinghad been thnkinghas been thinking of it for some considerable time. (think)

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• 6. The sun had beenhad been gethad been getinghad been gettinghad been got lower and lower. (get)
• 7. She had been speakinghas been speaking simply of his disease. (speak)
• 8. It was what he had been driveinghad been driving at. (drive)
• 9. It was what she had been exepectinghad been expecthad been expectedhad been expecting. (expect)
• 10. It was just what he had been wonderinghad been wordeeringhad been wordering. (wonder)
• 11. It was evident she had beenhad been weepinghad been weepping. (weep)
• 12. I said I had beenhad been takeinghad been takinghad been talkinghad been walking a walk. (take)
• 13. People had been complainhad been complainedhad been complainghad been complaininghad been complaning about the food. (complain)
• 14. It had been slhad been sleepinghad been sleppinghad been spleeping in her heart. (sleep)
• 15. This was what I had beenhad been waitinghad been waitting for. (wait)

• 16. I had beenhad been lokinghad been lookinghad lookedlooked at him silently. (look)
• 17. They had been takinghad been talking for more than an hour. (talk)
• 18. She had been examinehad been examineinghad been examinghad been examinighad been examining the boat closely. (examine)
• 19. Pauline had been reciclinghad been reclinighad been reclining on the ground. (recline)
• 20. That was the information I had beenhad been hopeinghad been hopinghad been hopping for. (hope)

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