EXERCISE
Exercise 1. Supply past perfect continuous tense of the verb given in brackets for each blank:
1. I ____ for two good hours: (run)
Ans: I had been running for two good hours.
2. He ____ very hard since January. (work)
Ans: He had been working since January.
3. We ____ this sum for an hour. (solve)
Ans: We had been solving this dum for an hour.
4. The two friends ____ since dawn. (quarrel)
Ans: The two friends had been quarreling since dawn.
5. They ____ down the river for two days. (sail)
Ans: They have been sailing down the river for two days.
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6. The climber ____ up the hill since dawn. (climb)
Ans: The climber had been climbing up the hill since dawn.
7. Prices ____ up for four months. (shoot)
Ans: Prices had been shooting up for four months.
8. She ____ for three hours. (wait)
Ans: She had been waiting for three hours.
9. It ____ heavily since 1 pm. (hail)
Ans: It had been heavily since 1 pm.
10. The child ____ for its mother for two hours. (weep)
Ans: The child had been weeping for its mother for two hours.
11. The writer ____ a story for a week. (write)
Ans: The writer had been writing a story for a week.
12. You ____ for help for an hour. (shout)
Ans: You had been shouting for help for an hour.
📖 Chp 1. The Alphabet
📖 Chp 3. Words and Word - Groups.
📖 Chp 5. Parts of Speech
📖 Chp 4. The Subjects and the Predicat
📖 Chp 7. The Noun : Kinds and Us
📖 Chp 11. The Pronoun
📖 Chp 13. Specific Determiners
📖 Chp 14. General Determiners
📖 Chp 15. The Adjective
📖 Chp 16. Degree of Comparison
📖 Chp 17. The Verb
📖 Chp 18. The Tense
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 2
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 3
📖 Chp 19. The Present Tense Part 4
📖 Chp 22.The Infinitive and the Imperative
Exercise 2. Change each sentence to its negative form:
1. The crow had been cawing since morning.
Ans: The crow had not been cawing since morning.
2. The cock had been crowing since 4 a.m.
Ans: The cock had not been crowing since 4 a.m.
3. The enemy had been attacking the fort for a month.
Ans: The enemy had not been attacking the fort for a month.
4. The hungry tiger had been prowling in the forest for long.
Ans: The hungry tiger had not been prowling in the forest for long.
5. Farmers had been ploughing the fields since dawn.
Ans: Farmers had not been ploughing the fields since dawn.
6. The examination had been going on for a week.
Ans: The examination had not been going on for a week.
7. The baby had been crying in hunger for an hour.
Ans: The baby had not been crying in hunger for an hour.
8. I had been looking for you since you reached here.
Ans: I had not been looking for you since you reached here.
9. She had been sobbing in grief since her husband's death.
Ans: She had not been sobbing in grief since her husband's death.
Exercise 3. Change each sentence to its interrogative form.
1. The masons had been building the wall since morning.
Ans: Had the masons been building the wall since morning?
2. The pediar had been selling his wares for two hours.
Ans: Had the pediar been selling his wares for two hours?
3. The rich had always been helping the poor.
Ans: Had the rich always been helping the poor?
4. The dogs had been barking at the beggar for ten minutes.
Ans: Had the dogs been barking at the beggar for ten minutes?
5. The kites had been hovering in the sky since morning.
Ans: Had the kites been hovering in the sky since morning?
6. The thieves had been breaking into the house for an hour.
Ans: Had the thieves been breaking into the house for an hour?
7. The children had been playing in the park since 4 p.m.
Ans: Had the children been playing in the park since 4 p.m?
8. Birds had been flying to their nets since dusk.
Ans: Had birds been flying to their nets since dusk?
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Exercise 4. Change each sentence to its negative-interrogative form:
1. The sheep had been grazing on the hillside since morning.
Ans: Had the sheep not been grazing on the hillside since morning?
2. The hunter had been shooting lions for the last ten years.
Ans: Had the hunter not been shooting lions for the last ten years?
3. Early men had been living on jungle-fruit for centuries.
Ans: Had early men not been living on jungle-fruit for centuries?
4. Birds had been chirping since daybreak.
Ans: Had birds not been chirping since daybreak.
5. Mahmud Ghaznavi had been invading India for 26 years.
Ans: Had Mahmud Ghaznavi not been invaded India for 26 years?
6. The church bells had been ringing since dawn.
Ans: Had the church bells not been ringing since dawn?
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