. Read the situations and then write sentences, using past perfect continuous.
1. The two boys came into the house. One had a black eye and the other had a cut lip.(they/ fight)
- They ……………………………………………………..
2. Tom was watching television. He was feeling very tired. (he / study / hard all day)
– He ………………………………………………….
3. When I walked into the room, it was empty. But there was a smell of cigarettes. (somebody / smoke
/ in the room)
– Somebody…………………………………………………..….……………..
4. When Mary came back from the beach, she looked very red from the sun. (she / lie / in the sun too
long)
– She ………………………………………….
5. The two boys came into the house. They had a football and they were both very tired. (they / play/
football)
– They ………………………………………
6. Ann woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and she didn’t know where she was.
(she / dream)
– She ……………………………………...
II. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect continuous or past continuous.
1. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He (run)………………….
2. I tried to catch Tom but I couldn’t. He (run)………………… very fast.
3. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look)……………….. for his cigarettes lighter.
4. We (walk)……………… along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered
us a lift.
5. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They
(eat)…………………………
6. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table and talking.Their mouths were empty but their
stomachs were full. They (eat)………………….
7. When I arrived, Ann (wait)………………… for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late
and she (wait)……………….. for a very long time.
III. Give the correct form of verbs, using present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous.
1. It is midnight, I (study)_________________ for five straight hours. No wonder I’m getting tired.
2. It was midnight, I (study)_________________ for five straight hours. No wonder I was getting tired.
3. Jack suddenly realized that the teacher was asking a question. He couldn’t answer because he
(daydream)________________ for the last ten minutes.
4. Wake up! You (sleep)______________ long enough. It’s time to get up.
5. At last two hundred people were waiting in line to buy tickets to the game. Some of them
(stand)_____________ in line for more than four hours. We decided not to try to get tickets for
ourselves.