Worksheet

Past Perfect Continuous


1 - Change the sentences to the negative and interrogative form:


a) We had been running for an hour when the rain started.

Neg.: We had not (hadn’t) been running for an hour when the rain started.

Int.: Had we been running for an hour when the rain started?


b) I had been working all day when I decided to go out.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


c) Bill had been living here for years when he moved to Florida.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


d) Our pool pump had been running properly before that big storm.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


e) He had been eating all day before he felt ill.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


f) Ray had been trying to fix his computer before he bought a new one.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


g) I had been waiting for hours when the bus finally arrived.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


h) She had been expecting the worst when the help finally came.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________


i) The boss had been talking to his staff when he decided to take a break.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________



j) Martha had been training for hours before she broke her leg.

Neg.: __________________________________________________________________

Int.: ___________________________________________________________________