Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the Past Perfect Progressive tense in Tamil.
2. அவன் நேரத்தை அலைக்கவில்லை. அவன் *வேலைசெய்திருந்தான்* (work).
3. ராம் அத்தியாயத்தை முடித்திருந்தான். ஆனால், அவன் அதை *வாசித்திருந்தான்* (read).
4. குழந்தைகள் இரு மணி நேரமாக *விளையாடியிருந்தனர்* (play) இயல்பாக.
Exercise 2: Translate to Tamil and fill in the blanks with the appropriate word in the Past Perfect Progressive tense.
2. They *had been talking* (talk) for too long before they realized they were late for the meeting.
3. He *had been reading* (read) the book for six months before he finally finished it.
4. The shop *had been closed* (close) for an year before it reopened.
5. We *had been studying* (study) all day for the big test.