The past perfect continuous refers to actions that started in the past and completed before another past action. To form the past perfect continuous, use "had + been + present participle".
To discuss things that happened in the past and continued up until another past action.
To discuss that something happened because of what happened in the past.
Use the negative past perfect continuous to tell about things that did not happen. To make the negative present continuous, use "had + not + been + present participle".
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
1) He __________ the book until he reached the end
a. has been enjoying
b. had been enjoying
2) They __________ TV until their mother told them to go to sleep
a. had been watching
b. have been watching
3) She failed the test because she __________ at all
a. had not been studying
b. have not studied
4) The dog __________ on the field until his owner caught him
a. had been running
b. is running
5) My legs hurt because I __________ my bicycle all day
a. am riding
b. had been riding
6) I __________ for less than a mile when I ran out of gas
a. had been driving
b. have been driving
7) I __________ for my keys and then I found them under a chair
a. had not been looking
b. had been looking
8) I was relieved to find out that they __________ too long
a. had not been waiting
b. had been waiting
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
1) They had been living in an apartment until their landlord __________ them.
a. evict
b. evicting
c. evicted
2) She had been riding the bus until she __________ a new car.
a. get
b. got
c. getting
3) The kids had been dropping balloons off the balcony until they got __________.
a. caught
b. catching
c. catch
4) She was__________ because she had not been paying attention in class.
a. confuse
b. confused
c. confusing
5) He had not been riding his bike to school because it was __________.
a. steal
b. stealing
c. stolen
6) He had been failing the class until we __________ a tutor.
a. hired
b. hire
c. hiring
Quiz 1 Answers
1) b. had been enjoying
2) a. had been watching
3) a. had not been studying
4) a. had been running
5) b. had been riding
6) a. had been driving
7) b. had been looking
8) a. had not been waiting
Quiz 2 Answers
1) c. evicted
2) b. got
3) a. caught
4) b. confused
5) c. stolen
6) a. hired
