Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect continuous).

Example: He (work) has been working in this company since 1985.

1. I (wait)________________ for you since two o'clock.

2. Mary (live)_______________ in Germany since 1992.

3. Why is he so tired? He (play) _______________tennis for five hours.

4. How long (learn / you) ________________ English?

5. We (look for) ___________________ the motorway for more than an hour.

 Difference between Past simple and past perfect simple
These two tenses are both used to talk about things that happened in the past. However, we use past perfect to talk
about something that happened before another action in the past, which is usually expressed by the past simple.
For example:
"I had already eaten my dinner when he called."
In other words, First I ate my dinner, then he called.
The past perfect is often used with already, yet, just and even.
In the following sentences, do we need the past simple form of the verb, or the past perfect? The first two questions
should remind you when we use each tense.
Exercise

 1. I can't believe she ___ my sandwich!

ate

had eaten

 2. I couldn't believe she ___ my sandwich!

ate

had eaten

 3. He ___ his homework so he was allowed to eat with us.

did

had done

 4. I ___ of going to Italy before she suggested it.

didn't think

hadn't thought

 5. What ___ today?

had you done

did you do

 6. We ___ all our water before we realized there wasn't any left.

drank

had drunk
 Put the verbs into the correct form (past perfect continuous).

1. We (sleep) had been sleeping for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2. They (wait) __________________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

3. We (look for) ______________ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

4. I (not / walk) _______________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

5. How long (learn / she) ___________________ English before she went to London?

6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) _______________ in the rain too long.

7. I (not / work) ___________ all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

8. They (cycle) _______________ all day so their legs were sore in the evening.