1. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Continuous.

1. Her friends ______________________ you for two hours before the exam. (call)
2. ________ it ___________________ for several days before my birthday? (rain)
3. Nick _______________________ regularly to his aunt. (not/ write)
4. Mr. and Mrs. White ____________________________ you for a half an hour
before the meeting. (not/ wait)
5. You ___________________________ a lot, because your eyes are red. (cry)
6. I ____________________________ my room since afternoon. (not/ do)
7. ________ the student _______________________ there for two years? (live)
8. I and my sister ______________________________ English for years. (study)
9. _______ you ____________________________ much walking? (do)

2. Make up interrogative and negative sentences.

1. The plane had been flying for hours.

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2. I had been working there for years.
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3. She had been doing her homework since morning.

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3. Choose the right variant.

1. The musician __________________________ the guitar for ten minutes.

a) had not been playing b) had not been play c) had not be played

2. _______ my brother _____________________ chocolates all afternoon?

a) had been ate b) had been eating c) had been eated

3. The man __________________________ for hours to win the game.
a) had been try b) had been tryed c) had been trying
4. I _____________________________ on armchair in front of computer all night
long.
a) had not been sitting b) had not been sitt c) had not be sittted
5. _________ my neighbors ________________________ together for years?
a) had been skateing b) had been skating c) had been skate
6. We _________________________ tea for ten minutes before lesson.
a) had been drink b) had been drinked c) had been drinking

4. Correct the mistake.

1. I had be cooking biscuits all day long.

2. We had been not walking for hours in the park.
3. The magician had been show us many tricks.
4. They had not been regularly goed to sports club.
5. You have been practising football for years?

5. Arrange the words into the correct order to form true sentences.

1. Our, had, teacher, not, been, regularly, coming, lessons, to.

2. Had, been, she, guests, expecting?
3. We, for, had, cars, been, looking.
4. They, had, book, not, the, been, for, reading, weeks.
5. He, for, had, looking, hours, been, TV.
6. Had, been, before, I, sleeping, dinner?