Question

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. ______ for over two hours. i. Had been writing iii. Was writing ii. Had written iv. Have written​

Answer 1

I was exhausted at the end of the exam. I had been writing for two hours.

What is the past perfect continuous tense?

• In English linguistics, past perfect continuous tense depicts an action that started in the past and ended it a certain point in the past.
• The formula for writing a past perfect continuous tense is: had + been + present participle.
• As the sentence in the question depicts an action that started in the past and also ended in the past hence past perfect continuous tense will be used.

Answer 2

I was excluded at the end of the exam have written for over 2 hour