Past Perfect Continuous Tense Positive Form Exercises - Test 1

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

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

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