Past perfect continuous - Exercises
Written by Barbara Wadsworth
Example of past perfect continuous: I was very angry yesterday. I had been punching hard.
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Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
For example, I was very tired when I arrived home (I / work / hard all day) = I had been working hard all day.
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I was very happy when I received the letter. (I / wait / for my letter)
I was very angry yesterday. (I / punch / hard)
I was energetic this morning. (I / drink / coffee)
I was noisy last night. (I / sing / karaoke)
You were so funny earlier.(You / make / a silly face)
You were very kind to me.(You / give / me a gift)
He was very handsome.(He / comb / his hair)
He was rude to you today. (He / arrive / very late for your meeting)
She was tired after work.(She / type / all day)
She was soaked. (She / fall / in the river)
They were relieved. (They / escape / a landslide)
They were exhausted. (They / run / a marathon)
We were so pleased. (We / hope / for that result)
We were terrified. (We / run / away from the monster)