Question

Past perfect continuous
Use the verb in parentheses to complete the sentence in the past perfect continuous. Don’t use contractions.
1. When they finally arrived, they ...............................for eleven hours. (drive)

2. It was wonderful! We ..................... to visit Paris for years. (want)

3. I didn’t find exactly the kind of job I ..................for.(hope)

4. Tell me,................ she ...............strangely before she disappeared? (behave)

5. It was a big surprise. Nobody.................. it to happen.(expect)

6. How long ............... you .......................when the band finally showed up? (wait)

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. we're driving

2. wanted

3. was hopping

4. was, behaving

5. expected

6. have, been waiting

Answer 2

Se completan las oraciones en past perfect continuous con el verbo en el paréntesis (the verb in parentheses):

1. When they finally arrived, they had been driving for eleven hours. (drive)
2. It was wonderful! We had been wanting to visit Paris for years. (want)
3. I didn’t find exactly the kind of job I had been hoping for. (hope)
4. Tell me, had she been behaving strangely before she disappeared? (behave)
5. It was a big surprise. Nobody had been expecting it to happen.(expect)
6. How long had you been waiting when the band finally showed up? (wait)

¿Cuándo se usa el past perfect continuous?

Se usa cuando se hace referencia a las acciones que comenzaron en el pasado y continuaron hasta otro punto en el pasado. Las oraciones se escriben con las siguientes estructuras:

• Afirmativa:

       Sujeto + had been + verbo –ing + complemento.

• Negativa:

       Sujeto + had not been + verbo –ing + complemento.

• Interrogativa:

        Had + sujeto + been + verbo –ing + complemento + ?

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