Verb Tenses Exercises - Past Perfect Progressive

Verb Tenses Exercises


Past Perfect Progressive

Vanessa decided to break up with her boyfriend. He 1. home late every day and 2. like a different type of perfume than normal. He 3. Vanessa unkindly and she 4. really badly about herself. Her boyfriend 5. to another woman and Vanessa 6. to their conversations on the phone. Vanessa’s boyfriend 7. her that he 8. on her. Vanessa didn’t believe him because she knew he 9. to her for a long time. Her boyfriend 10. her lies and she had had enough. She decided to break up with him even though he 11. her not to leave him. Vanessa 12. miserable for a long time so she didn’t let him affect her decision. They 13. a bad relationship and they both 14. happy for a while.

Answers
1. = "had been coming";
2. = "had been smelling";
3. = "had been treating";
4. = "had been feeling";
5. = "had been talking";
6. = "had been listening";
7. = "had been promising";
8. = "had not been cheating";
9. = "had been lying";
10. = "had been telling";
11. = "had been begging";
12. = "had been feeling";
13. = "had been having";
14. = "had not been feeling";