Perfect Continuous Past Tense Exercise
1. John caught the cold & flu because he . . . . (sing) in the rain too long.
2. The manager . . . . . (talk) to clients on live phone for hours so he . . . .(need) a break.
3. They . . . . . (wait) at the airport for 3 hours when the plane finally . . . . (arrive).
4. Kevin . . . . (hope) for a new bike, so he was really pleased when he . . . (get) one.
5. We . . . . .(sleep) for 15 hours when he finally . . . . (wake) us up.
6. We . . . . . (play) tennis for only a few minutes when it . . . . (start)raining.
7. How long . . . you . . . . (wait) to get on the train?
8. We (stay) . . . . . in India since 1947, you know.
9. It was a perfect time to invest in shares. Inflation . . . .(fall) for several months.
10. We . . . . (think) about buying a new bungalow in Mumbai but then we decided to stay here.
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