Exercice à trous

Dans cet exercice, mettez le verbe entre parenthèses à la forme verbale qui convient le mieux. Une fois que vous avez rempli toutes les zones, appuyez sur "Corriger" pour voir la réponse ainsi que votre score.

Past perfect continuous - MIXED TENSES / AFFIRMATIVE-NEGATIVE-QUESTIONS

Fill the blanks using the correct form of affirmative, negative or question of the Past perfect continuous.

1. ___________________________ the bull ___________________________ down the street? (to run) Had/been running

2. The police ___________________________ questions when we arrived. (to ask) had been asking


3. We ___________________________ to the new CD we bought. (not/to listen) had not been listening

4. ___________________________ she ___________________________ the holiday photos to Calvin? (to show) Had/been showing

5. The reporter ___________________________ about the incident before the cameraman arrived. (to write) had been writing

6. ___________________________ Charles ___________________________ under the tree for two hours? (to stand) Had/been standing

7. Before her mother came home, Lilly ___________________________ the piano all day. (to play) had been playing


8. Colin and Brooke ___________________________ when their friends arrived at the hotel. (to drink) had been drinking


9. Ricardo ___________________________ photographs all day when he went to Italy. (to take) had been taking


10. He ___________________________ to the manager when the performance review began. (not - short/to talk) hadn’t been talking

Correction de l'exercice

1. Had the bull {been running} down the street? (to run)
2. The police had been asking questions when we arrived. (to ask)
3. We had not been listening to the new CD we bought. (not/to listen)
4. Had she {been showing} the holiday photos to Calvin? (to show)
5. The reporter had been writing about the incident before the cameraman arrived. (to write)
6. Had Charles {been standing} under the tree for two hours? (to stand)
7. Before her mother came home, Lilly had been playing the piano all day. (to play)
8. Colin and Brooke had been drinking when their friends arrived at the hotel. (to drink)
9. Ricardo had been taking photographs all day when he went to Italy. (to take)
10. He hadn't been talking to the manager when the performance review began. (not - short/to talk)