I. Open the brackets, using the Past Perfect Continuous Tense

1. He looked very tired and we understood that he (to work) for a long time before we came.

2. He said that he (to travel) for 2 months last years.

3. They said they (to write) letters for 3 hours yesterday.

4. Yesterday he found the book which he (to look for) for several weeks.

5. Yesterday it (to rain) for the whole night.

6. When we saw him yesterday he was working in the garden. He odviously (to dig) for a long time because he was very dirty.

7. She said she (to watch) the TV programme for 2 and a half hours yesterday.

8. When we arrived she was sewing a new dress. She (to sew) it for a long time already, because it was almost ready.

II. Make up your own sentences, using the given verbs in the Past Perfect Continuous Tense

to write, to walk, to watch, to talk, to make, to wait.

III. Make up questions

1. She had been writing a composition for 3 hours yesterday.

2. We had been walking for a long time yesterday before the rain stopped.

3. They had been learning the words of the song for 2 hours yesterday.

4. My brother had been reading a book for several days before he gave this book to the library.

5. Yesterday mother had been cooking a cake for 2 hours last Monday before we rang her up.

6. They had been playing football for 3 hours before parents called them for dinner.

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