Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises with Answers (PDF)

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises (Download PDF) – We have given three different exercises to practice and these exercises have been designed in such a way that students of other classes can practice them which will help them to have a better understanding of Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

You can also practice making the Past perfect continuous tense. You need to make either the interrogative, affirmative, form, or negative form.

We have prepared Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises With Answers so then you can focus on when to use them having answers for each exercise it’s really important to make sure you are confident in making the forms of the tenses.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises

Exercise -1

Fill in the blanks with appropriate Past Perfect Continuous verbs from the given brackets.

1. Tom ___ (beg) on the streets for a week.
2. You _____ (watch) a movie for 3 hours.
3. We ____ (practice) for our dance performance for 20 minutes.
4. Your mother ____ (cook) food for 30 minutes.
5. He ____ (sing) at the function for one hour.
6. You ____ (teach) in the classroom since morning.
7. Rakesh ___ (play) a guitar at home since evening.
8. I ____ (read) a motivational storybook for a long time.
9. Tommy ____ (ride) a car on the road for 2 hours.
10. She ___ (look) at everyone for 15 minutes.
11. Your father ____ (help) the poor since 1980.
12. Peter ____ (play) cricket since morning.
13. You ___ (insult) them for 30 minutes.
14. She ___ (complete) his homework since evening.
15. Komal ____ (do) a good work since childhood.

Answers –

1. Tom had been begging on the streets for a week.
2. You had been watching a movie for 3 hours.
3. We had been practicing for our dance performance for 20 minutes.
4. Your mother had been cooking food for 30 minutes.
5. He had been singing at the function for one hour.
6. You had been teaching in the classroom since morning.
7. Rakesh had been playing the guitar at home since evening.
8. I had been reading a motivational storybook for a long time.
9. Tommy had been riding a car on the road for 2 hours.
10. She had been looking at everyone for 15 minutes.
11. Your father had been helping the poor since 1980.
12. Peter had been playing cricket since morning.
13. You had been insulting them for 30 minutes.
14. She had been completing his homework since evening.
15. Komal had been doing a good job since childhood.

Exercise – 2

Change all the sentences given below into the Past Perfect Continuous tense.

1. You buy a new car. (two hours)
2. I am going to play cricket. (5 minutes)
3. Rohan is playing guitar. (morning)
4. We do our homework. (evening)
5. Ram had driven a car. (one hour)
6. Fever has affected my body. (yesterday)
7. We are eating a mango at the market. (20 minutes)
8. My father visits the classroom. (morning)
9. Komal was reading this book. (2 hours)
10. Anamika is singing beautifully at the party. (a long time)
11. Sohan was leaving for Delhi. (evening)
12. My brother will clean the car. (two weeks)
13. You had gone to read books in the library. (2 days)
14. Herry is speaking fluent English. (Childhood)

Answers –

1. You had been buying a new car for two hours.
2. I had been going to play cricket for 5 minutes.
3. Rohan had been playing guitar since morning.
4. We had been doing our homework since evening.
5. Ram had been driving a car for one hour.
6. The fever had been affecting my body since yesterday.
7. We had been eating a mango at the market for 20 minutes.
8. My father had been visiting the classroom since morning.
9. Komal had been reading this book for 2 hours.
10. Anamika had been singing beautifully at the party for a long time
11. Sohan had been leaving for Delhi since evening.
12. My brother had been cleaning the car for two weeks.
13. You had been going to read books in the library for 2 days.
14. Herry had been speaking fluent English since childhood.

Exercise – 3

Change the sentences given below appropriately as instructed in the brackets

1. Had he been playing cricket since morning? (change to affirmative)
2. You had not been coming for a week. (change to affirmative)
3. I had been waiting for the bus for 2 hours. (change to negative)
4. You had not been behaving well for 3 days. (change to interrogative)
5. He had not been confusing me since morning. (change to affirmative)
6. You had been leaving bad behavior for 2 days. (change to interrogative)
7. I had been earning for 3 years. (change to negative)
8. Had he been feeling better since today? (change to affirmative)
9. You had been talking the truth since childhood. (change to negative)
10. Had she been earning for 5 years? (change to affirmative)
11. You had been learning English since childhood. (change to negative)

Read also –

• All Tenses Chart with Rules and Examples
• Past Indefinite Tense Exercises
• Past Continuous Tense Exercises
• Past Perfect Tense Exercises

Answers can be checked with these given solutions by quickly solving the exercises. All these Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises will help you to understand it.