Practice the Past Perfect Progressive

Answer the questions.

1. How long had you studied English before you decided to take this class?

2. How many years of school had you completed before you applied for your first job?

3. Think of the last time you waited for something. Describe how long you had been waiting before something happened.

4. Name something that you had been doing for several months or years before you stopped.

5. Name something that you had been doing for several months or years before you achieved success.

6. Name something that you had been hoping for in the past, but it did not work out.

7. Name something that you had been planning for a long time before it happened.

8. How long had you been driving before you gained your driver's license?

9. How long had you been speaking English before you read your first English book?

10. How long had you been practicing (a favorite sport, instrument, art or hobby) before you decided that you like it very much?

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