पास्ट पर्फेक्ट प्रोग्रेसिव टेंस अंग्रेजी व्याकरण में उन क्रियाओं के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है जो भूतकाल में एक निश्चित समय तक जारी रही हों। इस टेंस का प्रयोग तब भी किया जाता है जब एक क्रिया भूतकाल में एक लंबे समय तक जारी रही हो और उसका प्रभाव किसी अन्य क्रिया के साथ जुड़ा हो। उदाहरण के लिए, “वह घंटों तक गाना गा रहा था जब हम पहुंचे।” यहाँ “गाना गा रहा था” पास्ट पर्फेक्ट प्रोग्रेसिव का उदाहरण है।
ये व्यायाम आपको पास्ट पर्फेक्ट प्रोग्रेसिव टेंस के उपयोग को स्पष्ट करने और इसे सही तरीके से प्रयोग करने में मदद करेंगे। प्रत्येक वाक्य में रिक्त स्थान दिया जाएगा जिसे आपको सही रूप में भरना है। सीखने की इस प्रक्रिया से आपके अंग्रेजी ज्ञान में वृद्धि होगी और आप अधिक सहजता से अंग्रेजी बोल और लिख पाएंगे।
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of Past Perfect Progressive.
1. The children _______ at the playground for hours before it started to rain. (had been playing)
2. I _______ for the results since last week. (*had been waiting* [waiting])
3. She _______ all day, which is why she was so tired in the evening. (*had been studying* [studying])
4. They _______ about relocating before the company offered them a new office. (*had been thinking* [thinking])
5. By the time the concert began, we _______ in line to get in. (*had been standing* [standing])
6. He _______ to become a chef for several years before he finally opened his own restaurant. (*had been training* [training])
7. We _______ to reach them by phone all morning without any luck. (*had been trying* [trying])
8. The dog _______ in the mud since early morning and was completely covered in it. (*had been rolling* [rolling])
9. She _______ for a career change long before she actually made the decision. (*had been considering* [considering])
10. They _______ out invitations since last month for their wedding. (*had been sending* [sending])
11. I _______ about visiting Europe for years before I finally booked my trip. (*had been dreaming* [dreaming])
12. You _______ that book for months, yet you never finished it. (*had been reading* [reading])
13. The committee _______ on the proposal for several hours by the time they reached a consensus. (*had been deliberating* [deliberating])
14. The athletes _______ hard for the competition but were disappointed when it was canceled. (*had been training* [training])
15. Before moving to a new house, they _______ their old one for over a decade. (*had been maintaining* [maintaining])
Exercise 2: Choose the correct Past Perfect Progressive form to complete the sentences.
1. It was evident that the employees _______ overtime to finish the project. (*had been working* [working])
2. Before she became famous, the artist _______ on her skills for many years. (*had been honing* [honing])
3. The garden looked beautiful because the gardener _______ it with care all spring. (*had been tending* [tending])
4. They _______ forward to their vacation for months and were so excited when it finally arrived. (*had been looking* [looking])
5. John said he _______ his lost phone everywhere but didn’t find it. (*had been searching* [searching])
6. We _______ for a parking spot for twenty minutes before we found one close to the entrance. (*had been searching* [searching])
7. She realized she _______ the same mistake over and over in her calculations. (*had been making* [making])
8. The CEO _______ about expanding the business overseas for quite some time. (*had been contemplating* [contemplating])
9. The fans _______ outside the stadium since dawn to secure a good spot for the match. (*had been camping* [camping])
10. By the end of the semester, the students _______ on a challenging project. (*had been working* [working])
11. The novelist _______ on her latest book for over two years before it was published. (*had been laboring* [laboring])
12. Before the company achieved success, they _______ with financial difficulties for a long time. (*had been struggling* [struggling])
13. He _______ at the computer screen for hours, which is why his eyes were red. (*had been staring* [staring])
14. She _______ as a volunteer at the local shelter before she adopted her first pet. (*had been helping* [helping])
15. The lawyer _______ on the case for several weeks before it went to trial. (*had been working* [working])
