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II Use the verbs given in brackets in present perfect continuous tense.

1. She _______________ in that house for a year now. (live)
2. We _______________ for over 2 hours but are not even close to our destination. (drive)

3. They _______________ for the bus for more than an hour. (wait)
4. I _______________ regularly for the last two months. (swim)

5. Grandpa _______________ well lately. (not–keep)

6. We _______________ in this street for twenty years. (live)
7. He _______________ in the garden since morning (work)

8. I _______________ this laptop for three years. (use)

9. The girl _______________ her lesson. (learn)
10. The children _______________ in the garden. (play)

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Formation of sentences in past perfect continuous tense.

subject + had been + present participle
I had been jumping.

They had been meeting.

The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and was
still in progress when a second action began. Both actions began and ended in the past.
The past perfect continuous is formed by using auxiliary had been + present participle form of the

main verb.
Hari had been singing for 10 minutes when the microphone started giving trouble.
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l It had been raining for four days.

Formation of Sentences in Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The negative in past perfect continuous is formed by using auxiliary had not been + present
participle form of the main verb.

l They had not been keeping a record of the activities.
The interrogative (yes/no question) in the past perfect continuous is formed by using had +
subject + been + present participle form of the main verb.

l Had I been complaining about the food quality?

The wh-question in the past perfect continuous is formed by using a wh-word, followed by had +
subject + been + present participle form of main verb.

l Where had he been working all this while?

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