/tidy/ the house.
4 They look exhausted. They /chase/ the neighbour’s cats.
5 They /wait/ for hours before a cat got into their garden.
6 Kudjo had red eyes. He /read/ all night.
7 He /play/ with 101 dalmatians until midnight.
8 They /hide/ in bushes since Kudjo came back home.
EXERCISE 5
Finish the sentences with your ideas and the Past Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous tenses:
1 Kudjo is furious because…
2 Dradjo was exhausted because…
3 He had ketchup on his paw because…
4 Their house needs to be cleaned because…
5 Dradjo felt sick because…
6 His ear was scratched because…
7 Their legs are killing them because…
8 A little kitten was crying because…
EXERCISE 6
Answer the questions using the Past Perfect Continuous Tense:
For example,
Why was Dradjo tired this morning? – Because he had been preparing for the trip all night.
1 Why was Kudjo so sleepy?
2 Why was the house a mess on Monday morning?
3 Why did Dradjo have a terrible toothache?
4 Why was Kudjo so pleased with himself?
5 Why were Kudjo’s legs stiff?
6 Why was Kudjo as hungry as a hunter?
7 Why was Dradjo soaked through?
8 Why did they have tears in their eyes?
The signal words that we usually use with Past Perfect Continuous are the same as for Present Perfect Continuous but in the past: how long, since, until, till, for, all day/night, etc./
EXERCISE 7
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous tenses and choose the correct signal word: For, all day, how long, all morning, until, since, all night, for
1 Kudjo /take/ a bubble bath ***** two hours.
2 ***** they /argue/ about their chores?
3 Yesterday he /make/ a mouse-trap *****.
4 He /write/ invitations ***** yesterday.
5 Dradjo /sleep/ fast ***** Kudjo came back from the grocery store.
6 He /not sleep/ a wink ***** because Dradjo’s snoring.
7 He /keep/ silent ***** yesterday.
8 They /discuss/ their plans ***** ages.
EXERCISE 8
Kudjo is texting a new message to Chilly. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past, present and future tenses:
1 I /wait/ for your answer since Friday but you /not text/ me yet.
2 We /come/ back from our trip. It was amazing and weird!
3 The night before our trip I /not sleep/ a wink, because Dradjo /stand/ next to me and talking about his fears and anxiety.
4 We /fall/ asleep only by 4 am. At the sunrise we /leave/our house for adventures. Sleepy and angry.
5 I /tell/ you everything about our trip when I see you next summer
6 Now we /experience/ a mix of feelings. Happiness and Sadness. Why? Something unexpected /happen/ in that cave.
7 Dradjo is confused. He /try/ to take the first serious decision in his life. Poor thing.
8 I can’t do anything. It’s up to him to decide. I /wait/ for his decision since we /come/ back home.
EXERCISE 9
Choose the correct option:
1 Kudjo couldn’t run because he ***** his leg.
a twisted
b had twisted
c has twisted
2 Nobody ***** to the party because Kudjo ***** to invite them.
a had come/forgot
b came/forgot
c came/had forgotten
3 Dradjo ***** so his eyes were wet and red.
a had been crying
b has been crying
c cried
4 They ***** the city before the sun *****.
a had left/rose
b left/had risen
c have left/rose
5 They ***** for several hours till they ***** the cave.
a were walking/saw
b had been walking/saw
c walked/saw
6 He ***** out of the window when he ***** Kudjo.
a looked/had seen
b was looking/had seen
c was looking/saw
