Past Perfect Continuous
Exercise-1
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with correct verb forms (Past Perfect Continuous) and make proper use
of ‘since’ or ‘for’ in the following sentences:- 1) I …………..them…………..three years before I joined this college. (use the word ‘teach’ in affirmative)
2) My clerk …………..his work very carelessly …………..six months before I dismissed him. . (use the word ‘do’ in affirmative)
3) His mother …………..seriously …………..January before she expired. (use the word ‘suffer’ in affirmative)
4) I …………..for you …………..Friday before you came. (use the word ‘wait’ in affirmative)
5) Neha …………..enough time …………..six months before she took the test. (use the word ‘get’ in negative)
6) The violent wind …………..in Himachal…………..July before it rained. (use the word ‘blow’ in negative)
7) He …………..good marks …………..two months before the result came out. (use the word ‘expect’ in negative)
8) Ritik …………..his boss …………..a long time before he got penalty. (use the word ‘obey’ in negative)
9) …………..the child …………..loudly …………..4 o’clock before its mother embraced it?
(use the word ‘weep’ in interrogative)
10) …………..he …………..badly …………..many days before he took medicines?
(use the word ‘cough’ in interrogative)
11) …………..the students …………..their home work …………..Tuesday before they got a scolding?
(use the word ‘ignore’ in interrogative)
12) …………..Sheetal …………..a scholarship …………..four years before she left the school?
(use the word ‘receive’ in interrogative)
13) …………..the group …………..the poor …………..2012 before it got registration?
(use the word ‘help’ in interrogative-negativ
Answers
Answer:
1. I had been teaching them for three years before I joined this college.
2. My clerk had been doing his work very carelessly for six months before I dismissed him.
3.His mother had been suffering since January before she expired.
4. I had been waiting since Friday before you came.
5. Neha had not been getting enough time for six months before she took the test.
6.The violent wind had not been blowing in Himachal since July before it rained.
7.He had not been expecting good marks for two months before the result came out.
8.Ritik had not been obeying his boss for a long time before he got a penalty.
9. Had the child been weeping loudly since 4 o’clock before its mother embraced it?
10. Had he been coughing badly for many days before he took medicines?
11. Had the students been ignoring their homework since Tuesday before they got a scolding?
12. Had Sheetal been receiving a scholarship for four years before she left the school?
13. Had the group not been helping the poor since 2012 before it got registration?
Explanation: