Past Perfect Continuous Exercises

What's the past perfect continuous tense used for?Choose the correct answer:

To describe an action that happened in the past
To describe an action that was happening in the past
To describe an action that will happen in the future

What's the structure of the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

Subject + had + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + verb + ing
Subject + was + verb + ing

Fill in the blank: She _______ been studying for the exam for two hours.Choose the correct answer:

Had
Has
Was

What's the difference between the past perfect and the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

The past perfect describes an action that happened in the past, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that was happening in the past.
The past perfect describes an action that was happening in the past, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that happened in the past.
The past perfect describes action that will happen in the future, while the past perfect continuous describes an action that was happening in the past.

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

She had been studying for two hours.
She had studied for two hours.
She was studying for two hours.

What's the negative form of the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

Subject + had + not + been + verb + ing
Subject + had + not + verb + ing
Subject + was + not + verb + ing

Fill in the blank: They _______ been playing soccer for an hour.Choose the correct answer:

Had
Has
Were

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

She had been running for an hour.
She had run for an hour.
She was running for an hour.

What's the question form of the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

Had + subject + been + verb + ing?
Had + subject + verb + ing?
Was + subject + verb + ing?

Which sentence is in the past perfect continuous?Choose the correct answer:

She had been writing for two hours.
She had written for two hours.
She was writing for two hours.