Past Perfect Continuous
My Pen Pal
Last week I finally met my pen pal in person. We had been writing to
each other for two years, but had never met. We had been hoping to
meet but it was difficult as she is from England and I live in Canada. We
are both synchronized swimmers. She had been trying to convince her
team to travel to Canada for some small swimming competitions but it
was too expensive. Finally her team decided to come to Canada for a
big international competition. Up until last week I had been recovering
from an ankle injury but luckily I am fully recovered now. We are both
excited about the competition and spending some time together.
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Past Perfect Continuous
My Pen Pal - Questions
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1. How long had my pen pal and I been writing to each other before
meeting?
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2. What had she been trying to do in order to go to Canada?
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3. What had I been doing up until last week?
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Past Perfect Continuous
Johns Rock Band
Johns rock band just broke up. They had been playing together for
three years, but they hadnt been getting anywhere. They had been
performing lots of shows, but the clubs were usually empty. They had
been publicizing their shows by putting up posters, but no one seemed to
read them. They had been writing lots of new songs, but no one wanted
to buy their music. For the last year or so, all the musicians had been
experimenting with other music groups. The guitarist had been jamming
with a Jazz group on the weekends, the drummer had been drumming
for a punk band, and John had been rapping for a hip-hop group.
Thats why they decided to split up.
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Past Perfect Continuous
Johns Rock Band - Questions
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1. How long had Johns band been playing together?
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2. Had the band been getting anywhere/making progress during that
time?
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3. Name 3 things the band had been doing to become successful.
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4. What had the guitarist been doing on the weekends?
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5. Who else had the drummer been playing for?
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6. What had John been doing besides singing in the rock band?
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Past Perfect Continuous
Sam Proposes to Julie
Yesterday Julies boyfriend Sam finally proposed to her. Julie had been
waiting 2 years for a proposal, but Sam had been avoiding the topic of
marriage. Julie had been hinting at it for a long time. She had been
buying bridal magazines and taking Sam to jewelry shops. Everyone
could see that Sam and Julie were really in love, but Sam had been
taking his time. Recently even Sams friends had been pestering him
about proposing to Julie. For the last few weeks Sam had been looking
all over town for the perfect ring. Three days ago he finally found it.
Sam is glad he finally got the nerve to propose to Julie. He had been
contemplating it for a long time but was too nervous to make a move.
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Past Perfect Continuous
Sam Proposes to Julie - Questions
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1. How long had Julie been waiting for a proposal?
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2. Up until recently had Sam enjoyed talking about marriage?
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3. How had Julie been hinting at the idea of marriage (2 ways)?
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4. What had Sams friends been doing recently?
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5. Before finding the perfect ring, where had Sam been looking for rings?
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6. Sam had been contemplating marriage for a long time, so why did it
take him so long to make a move?
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Past Perfect Continuous
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Questions about you. ?? ?? ??
1. Did you recently meet up with a long-distance friend or a pen pal?
How long had you been waiting to see them?
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2. Did any of your dreams recently come true? What was your dream
and how long had you been waiting for it to happen?
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3. Did someone buy you something you really wanted for your birthday?
Had you been hinting at it?
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Draw a picture of yourself in the box, or paste in a photograph.
Now use the questions and answers above to write a short paragraph about yourself.
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Past Perfect Continuous
Create your own story.
1. Draw a picture or paste a photo into the box below.
2. Using the past perfect continuous, write a short paragraph about the person or
people in the box.
3. Write at least 5 questions about your paragraph.
4. Give your paper to a classmate to read your story and answer your questions.
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