Question

Fill in the blanks with correct forms of Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect continuous Tense of
verb:
I ___(read) since morning.
(ii) The performers
___(sing) since evening.
(ii) The rain ___
(pour) when I went out.
(iv) The engineers
___(build) the bridge for the past few months.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I had been reading since morning.

2. the performers had been singing since morning.

3. the rain had been pouring when I went out.

4. the engineers have been building the bridge for the past few months.

Answer 2

Question :

Fill in the blanks with correct forms of Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect continuous Tense of verb:

(i)___(read) since morning.

(ii) The performers ___(sing) since evening.

(ii) The rain ___(pour) when I went out.

(iv) The engineers___(build) the bridge for the past few months.

Answer :

(i) I have been reading since morning.

(ii) The performers have been singing since evening.

(ii) The rain has been pouring when I went out.

(iv) The engineers have been building the bridge for the past few months.

• Tenses are of three kinds : Past , Present , Future.

• Each kind of tense is further sub divided into four sub parts : Simple , Continuous , Perfect and Perfect Continuous.

• Present perfect continuous tense is used when an action has started in the recent past and is still continuing at present.

• Past perfect continuous tense is used when an action had started at some time in the past and had continued till some time in the past.

Hence, the final answers are :

1. I have been reading since morning.
2. The performers have been singing since evening.
3. The rain has been pouring when I went out.
4. The engineers have been building the bridge for the past few months.

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