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Past Perfect Continuous
Através de exercícios, leituras e exemplos é possível aprender facilmente o ‘Past
Perfect Continuous’. Aproveite para realizar alguns desses exercícios para
compreender melhor este tempo e o assunto.
Exercício 1
1) Complete cada frase com o verbo entre parênteses, respeitando a regra do
‘Past Perfect Continuous’.
a) We ____________ for 12 hours when he woke us up.(sleep)
b) They ____________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train
finally arrived. (wait)
c) We ____________ for her ring for two hours and then we found it
in the bathroom. (look)
d) I had not ____________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to
rain. (walk)
e) How long had she ____________ learning English before she went
to London?
f) Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he ____________ singing in
the rain too long.
g) He ____________ driving less than an hour when he ran out of
petrol.
h) They were very tired in the evening because they …… helping on
the farm all day.
i) I had ____________ been working all day; so I wasn’t tired and
went to the disco at night.
j) They ____________ cycling all day so their legs were sore in the
evening.
Exercício 2
1) Complete as frases a seguir usando a forma adequada. Escolha suas
respostas entre as opções dadas.
1) My dad ____________ smoking in the garage..
a) has
b) had
c) had been
2) The printer ________ working well.
a) had not been
b) hadn’t
c) had not
3) Had the players __________ playing by the rules?
a) been
b) have
c) be
4) She ____________ expecting the worst.
a) had
b) ‘d been
c) had being
5) Had the teachers ________ before the strike?
a) been work
b) working
c) been working
6) Our pool pump ________ running properly before the storm.
a) had not have
b) hadn’t been
c) hadn’t being
7) My sister’s roommate was upset. She __________ been waiting for an
hour.
a) had
b) has
c) have
8) I just heard about the accident. ________ been working all night?
a) Had the driver
b) Had the driving
c) Have the driver
9) We were shocked to see her. ________ been expecting her.
a) We are
b) We have
c) We’d not
10)I finally reached my mom. ________ her all day.
a) I’d been calling
b) I have called
c) I called
Exercício 3
Complete as frases, usando o ‘Past Perfect Continuous’.
1) I ____________ the meal when John entered the room. (eat).
2) She ____________ the car before she met an accident. (drive)
3) He ____________ there for seven years before he left the job. (work)
4) Tina ____________ cake when l arrived. (bake)
5) The children ____________ in the park for many hours. (play)
6) Bob ____________ the novel for many days. (study)
7) They ____________ in this house since 2015. (live)
8) I ____________ yoga since my childhood. (do)
9) Jonathon ____________ news for two hours. (draft)
10)Tom ____________ classes for one month. (not attend)
11)He ____________ English Grammar for three weeks. (not learn)
12)She ____________ around the world since 2013. (travel)
13) ____________ the same car for ten years? (he, drive)
14) ____________ for three hours when she arrived? (I, wait)
15) She was tired. She ____________in the office for six hours. (work)
Exercício 4
Complete as frases, usando o ‘Past Perfect Continuous’.
1) Laura needed a break because she (study) ____________all morning.
2) Lorraine (learn) ____________English for 12 years before she moved to
England.
3) I did not go out last night because I (work) ____________all day.
4) Orla felt fit for the marathon because she (train) ____________a lot.
5) When I went to see Ms. Winter, her secretary told me that she (speak)
____________on the phone for two hours.
6) You got sick because you (eat) ____________the whole time.
7) The musician (live) ____________in this town for ten years when he
became director of the opera house.
8) We (go) ____________out with each other for two years before I met his
family.
9) The passengers (wait) ____________ for four hours before the ground
staff could finally give them information on the delay of their flight.
10)I (drive) ____________ in the wrong direction for an hour before I noticed
my mistake.
Exercício 5
Complete as frases com a forma correta dos verbos entre
parênteses,optando por ‘Past Perfect Simple’ e ‘Past Perfect Continuous’.
Use contrações sempre que possível.
1) Peter was Sally's best friend. She____________ (know) him all her life.
2) The children were wet because they____________ (play) football in the
rain.
3) We were very hungry because we ____________ (not / eat).
4) I was delighted when I found my keys. I ____________ (look) for them for
hours.
5) She was exhausted because she ____________ (work) since eight
o'clock that morning.
6) Everything was white because it ____________ (snow).
7) The passengers were cross because the airline ____________ (lose)
everyone's bags.
8) I ____________ (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him
immediately.
Gabarito
Exercício 1
a) had been sleeping
b) had been waiting
c) had been looking
d) been walking
e) been
f) had been
g) had been
h) had been
i) not
j) had been
Exercício 2
1) c
2) a
3) a
4) b
5) c
6) b
7) a
8) a
9) c
10)a
Exercício 3
1) had been eating
2) had been driving
3) had been working
4) had been baking
5) had been playing
6) had been studying
7) had been living
8) had been doing
9) had been drifting
10)hadn’t been attending
11)hadn’t been learning
12)had been traveling
13)Had he been driving
14)Had I been waiting
15)had been working
Exercício 4
1) had been studying
2) had been learning
3) had been working
4) had been training
5) had been speaking
6) had been eating
7) had been living
8) had been going
9) had been waiting
10)had been driving
Exercício 5
1) ‘d known
2) ‘d been playing
3) hadn't eaten
4) 'd been looking
5) 'd been working
6) 'd been snowing
7) had lost
8) hadn't seen