Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Perfect Progressive tense of the verb in parentheses
1. Εκείνη τη στιγμή * είχαμε περιμένει *(been waiting) για δύο ώρες.
2. Όταν φύγαμε, * είχαν εργαστεί* (had been working) για επτά ώρες.
3. * είχες παίξει*(you had been playing) ποδόσφαιρο όλη την ημέρα.
4. Οι φίλοι μου *είχαν διαβάσει*(had been reading) αυτό το βιβλίο για μια εβδομάδα.
5. * Είχα ψάχνει *(had been looking) για τα κλειδιά μου εδώ και μια ώρα.
6. * Είχαμε γράψει * (we had been writing) την εργασία για πέντε ώρες.
7. * Είχες τρώγει * (you had been eating) γλυκά όλη την ημέρα.
8. Αυτοί * είχαν μαγειρεύει * (had been cooking) για τρεις ώρες.
9. * Είχα τρέχει * (I had been running) στο πάρκο όλη την προηγούμενη ημέρα.
10. Εσείς * είχατε διαβάσει * (you(plural) had been reading) αυτό το βιβλίο για μια εβδομάδα.
Exercise 2: Translate the following Past Perfect Progressive sentences from English to Greek
1. I * had been thinking * about that all day long (σκεφτόμουν).
2. You * had been sleeping * (έκοβες) for five hours when I got home.
3. The team * had been practicing * (προπονούνταν) for three months before the competition.
4. The stars * had been shining * brightly (λάμπρυναν) all night.
5. My friend * had been baking * (έψηνε) all day for the party.
6. My brother * had been working *(δούλευε) at that company for ten years.
7. We * had been waiting* (περιμέναμε) for you at the station.
8. They * had been playing * (έπαιζαν) soccer when it started to rain.
9. He * had been studying * (διάβαζε) Greek before he moved to Greece.
10. She * had been swimming* (κολυμπούσε) when the sun set.
