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Subject + had + been + verb-ing
Subject + has + been + verb-ing
Subject + was + been + verb-ing
Subject + had + verb-ed
I hadn't been working
I had been not working
I not had been working
I didn't had been working
Had they been waiting?
Were they been waiting?
Did they had been waiting?
Have they been waiting?
runing
running
runeing
runnning
had
has
have
did
lieing
lying
liying
lyeing
since
for
at
by
Which phrase is common when describing an action that lasted the entire duration of a past time?
All day/night
Every day
At that moment
In the future
To show an action starting in the present.
To describe the reason for a state in the past.
To list main events in a story.
To describe a permanent fact.
run
know
wait
study
The completion of an action.
The duration of an action.
A future possibility.
A habit in the present.
a) It is used for actions continuing up to a past moment.
b) We use 'did' to form questions in this tense.
c) It can show the cause of a past situation.
d) Verbs like 'want' and 'hate' are commonly used in this tense.
Identify the logical sequence: 'We had been driving for six hours _________ we finally stopped.'
since
when
already
just
Read the story of Billy and fill in the blanks using Past Perfect Continuous forms:
Billy was very tired when I saw him. He (14.1) _________ (work) in the garden all morning. He (14.2) _________ (dig) holes for some new trees. He was dirty because he (14.3) _________ (sit) on the ground.
Gap (14.1):
had worked
had been working
was working
has been working
Gap (14.2):
had been digging
had digged
was digging
has been digging
Compare: 'I had read that book' vs 'I had been reading that book'. Which one implies I finished it?
I had read that book
I had been reading that book
Both
Neither
They had been working hard already.
They already had been working hard.
They had already been working hard.
They had been already working hard.
He has been working for two hours when I arrived.
He had been working for two hours when I arrived.
He were been working for two hours when I arrived.
He had worked for two hours when I was arriving.
Complete the story about Sarah’s training using the correct Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Simple forms:
Sarah was ready for the marathon. She (24.1) _________ (train) for six months. She (24.2) _________ (never / run) such a long distance before, but she was confident because she (24.3) _________ (eat) healthily all year.
Gap (24.1):
had trained
had been training
has been training
was training
Gap (24.2):
had never been running
had never run
was never running
has never run
The spelling of 'belonging' is wrong.
'Belong' is a stative verb.
It needs 'since' instead of 'for'.
The auxiliary verb should be 'was'.
His eyes were red because he had been crying.
His eyes were red because he was crying.
His eyes were red because he cried.
His eyes were red because he has been crying.





