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Grammar Check Exercise

Past Perfect Continuous: I Had Been Doing

Use the past perfect continuous for duration, repeated activity, and causes before a later past point.

Interactive exercise

Past Perfect Continuous: I Had Been Doing

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains Past Perfect Continuous: I Had Been Doing?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in Past Perfect Continuous: I Had Been Doing?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “He had been work all morning.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “They have been waiting before the train arrived.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?