Past Perfect Continuous. Choose the situation the sentence describes. 18 Mar, 2020 By Olivo 0 Comments 0 Grammar Exercises, Past Perfect Continuous Exercises 1. They were on the sofa. They looked exhausted. I realized they were cleaning. I realized they had been cleaning. 2. When I came into the room they were silent. I realized they had been arguing. I realized they were arguing. 3. When I went into the bedroom his eyes were almost closed. I noticed he had been sleeping. I noticed he was sleeping. 4. She stopped watching TV before I opened the door. She had been watching TV when I opened the door. She was watching TV when I opened the door. 5. I was able to hear her sing. She had been singing when I arrived. She was singing when I arrived. 6. He had food in his mouth when the phone rang. He had been eating when the phone rang. He was eating when the phone rang. 7. There was paper on the desk. He had a pen in his hand. He had been writing when I arrived. He was writing when I arrived. 8. When mom arrived I was in the shower. When mom arrived I had been taking a shower. When mom arrived I was taking a shower. 9. There were no tears rolling down, but my face was still red. She noticed I was crying. She noticed I had been crying. Loading … Please follow and like us: TAGS : English grammargrammar exerciseshad been doinglearn Englishpast perfectpast perfect continuouspractice English Share
