Complete the sentences with the English past perfect continuous
Fill in the correct form of the English past perfect continuous.
Remember:
- Affirmatives: Subject + past perfect of 'to be' (had been) + present participle (verb + suffix 'ing') + rest of the sentence
- Negatives: Subject + negative form of the past perfect of 'to be' (had not been) + present participle (verb + suffix 'ing') + rest of the sentence
- Interrogatives: Past perfect of 'to be' (have) + Subject + Past participle of the ver 'to be' ('been') + present participle (verb + suffix 'ing')+ rest of the sentence + question mark
Example:
- We ... each other letters since 2004.
- We had been writing eacht other letters since 2004.
They Greek since 2016. (to study)
I to the gym, before I bought a bike. (to run)
he long before the bus arrived? (to wait)
She said she all morning. (to walk)
You not to call her, before she arrived. (to try)
you fries, before you got home? (to eat)
It all day in Paris. (to rain)
John told the police that he for a place to stay. (to look)
We all morning. (to cook)
I in Spain, before I moved to Portugal. (to live)
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