Past perfect continuous tense (Thì quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn)

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Which ones are the uses of past continuous tense?

Sam gained weight because he had been overeating.
Anna and Sam had been talking for over two hours before Katie arrived.

The past perfect continuous tense talks about _____.

a continuing or ongoing action in the past
a finished activity in the past

Decide if the sentence below is correct or incorrect.

When we got married, Richard and I had been knowing each other for 12 years.

Complete the conversation. Put in the past perfect continuous of the verbs.

Rachel: How was your job interview?

Vicky: Awful. I felt terribly nervous. 4.1 (I / worry) about it all week. And I was tired because 4.2 (I / work) on my project the night before. 4.3 (I / not look) forward to the interview at all.

Rachel: So what happened?

Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because 4.4 (she / deal) with an unexpected problem, she said. 4.5 (I / wait) ages, and I'd got even more nervous.

Rachel: How did the interview go?

Vicky: Well, I tried to sound confident. 4.6 (I / read) a book that said that's what you have to do in job interviews. But I don't know if I gave the right answers.

Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence (kéo từng từ/cụm từ về vị trí đúng để tạo thành câu hoàn chỉnh).

Put in the correct form of the verb.

The walkers finally arrived at their destination. They (walk) all day, and they certainly needed a rest. They had walked thirty miles.

Put in the correct form of the verbs.

When Melanie arrived at David's place, he 8.1 (lie) on the sofa reading a detective novel. He 8.2 (buy) it at the second-hand bookshop, and he 8.3 (read) it for most of the afternoon.

My sister ____ a job for 2 months before they ____ her.

had looker for/employed
was looking for/had employed
looked for/employed
had been looking for/employed

Lucy’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She _____ at the computer for four straight hours. Finally, she took a break.

has been sitting
is sitting
had been sitting
was sitting

By the time we _____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

will get / has been waiting
got / was waiting
got / had been waiting
get / will wait

My father _____ home totally exhausted. He _____ all day long.

came / has driven
had come / had driven
came / had been driving
came / was driving

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realised that he has been driving in the wrong direction.

After driving
suddenly
has been driving
in the wrong direction

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

We are waiting for Mike for two hours this morning, but he didn't arrive.

are waiting
for two hours
but
he

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

Tom has fallen in love with his girlfriend for 5 years and prepared for a wedding.

has fallen
with
for 5 years
for a wedding

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the given word. You must use between two to five words including the given word.

Natasha got to the river twenty minutes before us. (waiting)

=> Natasha for twenty minutes at the river before we got there.

After sitting in front of the computer all evening, I felt sleepy. (BEEN)

=> I felt sleepy because in front of the computer all evening.