Past Perfect Continuous Tense Worksheet
Practice identifying and forming the past perfect continuous tense in sentences for Grade 6 ELA students.
Includes
Standards
Topics
Past Perfect Continuous Tense Practice
Name:
Date:
Score:
Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the exercises. The past perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an action that started in the past, continued for a period of time, and then ended or was interrupted in the past.
1. Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect continuous tense?
She had been studying for hours before the exam.
She was studying for hours before the exam.
She studies for hours before the exam.
She will study for hours before the exam.
2. The children (play) in the park all afternoon when it started to rain.
played
had played
had been playing
were playing
Complete the sentences using the past perfect continuous form of the verb in parentheses.
3. He (wait) for an hour before his bus finally arrived.
4. They (practice) the song all morning when the power went out.
5. I (read) that book for weeks before I finished it.
6. Write a sentence using the past perfect continuous tense to describe an action that was ongoing when another past action interrupted it.
7. Explain the difference between the past continuous tense and the past perfect continuous tense. Provide an example for each.
Read each statement. Mark T for True or F for False.
8. The past perfect continuous tense is formed with 'had been' + base verb + -ing.
True
False
9. We use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that will happen in the future.
True
False
10. Write a short paragraph (3-5 sentences) about a time you were doing something for a while when something else happened. Be sure to use at least two sentences in the past perfect continuous tense.