Past Perfect Progressive Exercises For Catalan Grammar

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The Past Perfect Progressive in Catalan grammar emphasizes actions that were in progress in the past โ€“ the event had already started, but had not necessarily finished. This tense is formed with the verb โ€œhaverโ€ conjugated in the Past Perfect Simple, the auxiliary verb โ€œestat,โ€ and the gerund form of the main verb. The structure is: subject + โ€œhaverโ€ (Past Perfect Simple) + โ€œestatโ€ + main verb (gerund). This tense helps provide more specific details about actions and their duration in the past. Practice this tense with the following exercises.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Past Perfect Progressive

1. Ell *havia estat estudiant* (had been studying) per a lโ€™examen durant tot el matรญ.
2. Nosaltres *havรญem estat viatjant* (had been traveling) per Europa durant tres setmanes quan vam arribar a Barcelona.
3. La meva famรญlia *havia estat menjant* (had been eating) paella quan la mare va treure el postres.
4. Els nens *havien estat escoltant* (had been listening) mรบsica abans de posar-se a dormir.
5. Maria *havia estat corrent* (had been running) per mรฉs de 12 quilรฒmetres quan va decidir parar.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Past Perfect Progressive

1. Jo *havia estat treballant* (had been working) a la mateixa empresa durant 10 anys abans de canviar de feina.
2. Ells *havien estat mirant* (had been watching) la pelยทlรญcula sense adonar-se que estava en anglรจs.
3. Anna *havia estat llegint* (had been reading) aquest llibre durant molt temps quan finalment el va acabar.
4. Els alumnes *havien estat escrivint* (had been writing) les seves redaccions tota la nit.
5. La festa *havia estat durant* (had been lasting) hores abans de que tothom marxรฉs.

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