Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tense Test-1

The correct form is "Before the announcement, they had been talking about the changes for months." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had been' is used with all subjects, followed by the '-ing' form of the verb. This tense indicates an action that had been ongoing before another point in the past.

The correct completion is "How long had they been working on the project when it was canceled?" In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had' is used in questions, followed by the subject and then 'been' and the '-ing' form of the verb.

The correct form is "He hadn't been sleeping well before he changed his mattress." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had not been' (hadn't been) is used for negative sentences. This tense is used to express the duration of an action that was ongoing until a point in the past.

The error lies in "understand". The correct form should be "understanding" as in "She had not been understanding the problem for weeks." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had not been' is followed by the '-ing' form of the verb.

The correct sentence is "We had been studying for the exam since last week." It correctly uses 'had been' followed by the '-ing' form of the verb 'study' in the Past Perfect Continuous Tense for plural subjects.

The correct form is "Had she been working here long when she got promoted?" In questions with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had' precedes the subject, followed by 'been' and the '-ing' form of the main verb.

The correct answer is "They hadn't been watching the show for hours when the power went out." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had not been' (hadn't been) is used for negative sentences about actions that were ongoing until another event occurred.

The correct answer is "She had been waiting for the news for several days." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had been' is used with singular third-person subjects, followed by the '-ing' form of the verb.

The correct sentence is "He had been going to the gym before he moved." The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used here with 'had been' followed by the '-ing' form of the verb 'go'.

The error is in "understand". The correct form is "understanding" as in "We had not been understanding the lecture before the break." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had not been' is followed by the '-ing' form of the verb to describe an ongoing action that was not completed before another event in the past.

The error lies in the placement of "not". The correct form should be "They had not been working on the assignment when the teacher checked." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'not' should be placed between 'had' and 'been' to form negative sentences.

The correct completion is "Before she moved to London, she had been living in Paris for several years." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had been' is used, followed by the '-ing' form of the verb. This tense indicates that she had been continuously living in Paris up until the time she moved to London.

The correct form is "Had he been playing football before he injured his leg?" In questions with the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had' precedes the subject, followed by 'been' and the '-ing' form of the main verb.

The error is in "had been". The correct form is "I had not been eating properly before I started feeling ill." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had not been' is used to form negative sentences. This tense is often used to describe the duration of an action that was ongoing until a specific point in the past.

The correct answer is "The students had been studying for the exam for several weeks before it was postponed." In the Past Perfect Continuous Tense, 'had been' is used with plural subjects, followed by the '-ing' form of the verb.