Question 1
She finally passed her driving test after she _____ for six months with three different instructors.
Options: had been practicing, was practicing, had practiced
Past Perfect Continuous - Achieving a Goal
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Use the Past Perfect Continuous for actions that were happening over a period of time before another past event, and the Past Perfect for completed actions. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.
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Question 2
By the time they reached the summit, the climbers _____ for twelve hours straight.
Options: were climbing, had been climbing, have been climbing
Question 3
She was promoted to team leader after she _____ small projects independently since joining the company.
Options: was managing, had been managing, had managed
Question 4
The athletes were exhausted because they _____ all morning to prepare for the competition.
Options: had been training, trained, were training
Question 5
How many hours _____ before you finished the report?
Options: had you been writing, have you been writing, were you writing
Question 6
The researchers _____ the data for months before they discovered the breakthrough.
Options: were analyzing, had analyzed, had been analyzing
Question 7
She _____ her language skills for over a year abroad before she applied for the international position.
Options: had been improving, was improving, has been improving
Question 8
By the time the book was published, the author _____ on it for over three years.
Options: had been working, worked, has been working
Question 9
The team _____ in the championship for five seasons before they finally won it.
Options: were competing, had been competing, have been competing
Question 10
He achieved his fitness goal after he _____ regularly at the gym for almost a year.
Options: had been exercising, exercised, was exercising
Practise Past Perfect Continuous - Achieving a Goal with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 10 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Past Perfect Continuous - Achieving a Goal in everyday English.
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