{"id":5718,"date":"2025-06-06T14:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diznr.com\/?p=5718"},"modified":"2025-06-06T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:32:35","slug":"past-perfect-continuous-tense-exercise-156-157-solution-translation-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/past-perfect-continuous-tense-exercise-156-157-solution-translation-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise 156 &amp; 157  Solution Oxford Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise 156 &amp; 157 Solution Oxford Translation<\/p>\n<h2>Past Perfect Continuous Tense Rules, Structure &#8211; Examples And Exercise full Solution Oxford Current English Translation.<\/h2>\n<p><b>Explain :<\/b><br \/>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Past Perfect Continuous Tense\u00a0<\/b>\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u094b\u0927 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 (\u00a0<b>Past<\/b>\u00a0) \u092e\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0924\u0915 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 :-<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u0926\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been reading for two years.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note :-<\/b>\u00a0\u0907\u0938 Tense \u092e\u0947\u00a0\u00a0<b>had been\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925\u00a0<b>V-ing<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0905\u0924\u0903\u00a0<b>( He had been ill &#8211; \u0935\u0939 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e )<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947\u00a0\u00a0Verb\u00a0<b>Past Perfect Tense<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u00a0 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0<b>Past Perfect Continuous Tense \u092e\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940<\/b>\u00a0 \u0964 \u0910\u0938\u093e Verb \u0915\u093e\u00a0<b>Present Participal<\/b>\u00a0\u0930\u0942\u092a (<b>\u00a0V-ing<\/b>\u00a0) \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u091c\u092c\u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0915\u093f \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0924\u0915 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0940\u00a0 \u0964\u00a0 \u0905\u0924\u0903 \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u091c\u094b \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u093e\u0930 \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0924\u0915 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f Past Perfect Continuous Tense \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f \u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f Past Perfect Tense \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, ( \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092f\u0903 for\/since \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 ) \u0906\u092a English Sentence \u0915\u0947\u00a0<b>\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\/\u092d\u093e\u0935<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930 Tense \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0923\u093e \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 Verb Phrase \u0915\u0947 \u0922\u093e\u0902\u091a\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u00a0<b>Tense<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0947 \u092d\u0942\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u00a0 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\/\u092d\u093e\u0935<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964\u00a0 \u092a\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0<b>Tense<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e\u0915\u0930\u0923\u00a0<b>English Sentence<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947\u00a0<b>Verb phrage<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0942\u092a \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0902\u0917\u093e \u0964\u00a0 \u00a0\u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947<\/p>\n<p><b>\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0932 \u0906\u090f\u0901\u0917\u0947 \u0964<\/b>\u00a0 \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u00a0<b>\u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u092a\u0930\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u00a0 \u0964\u00a0 The Prime Minister comes Tomorrow. ( Present Indefinite Tense \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e )<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples of Affirmative Sentence\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u0926\u094c\u0921\u093c\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been running.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They had been sleeping.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0926\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been reading for two years.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0921\u093c \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0 \u00a0 They had been running since morning.<br \/>\n\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The children had been playing since morning.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939 2003 \u0908o \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He had been preparing for the examination since 2003.<br \/>\n\u0930\u093e\u091c \u0926\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u0921\u093c\u093f\u0924 \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raj had been Suffering from fever for two years.<\/p>\n<p><b>Had been<\/b>\u00a0\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926\u00a0<b>V-ing<\/b>\u00a0\u0906\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0905\u0924\u0903 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092f\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924\u00a0<b>Verb Past Perfect Continuous Tense<\/b>\u00a0\u092e\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples of Negative Sentences<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u0924\u0941\u092e \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0 You had not been reading since morning.<br \/>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u0922\u0924\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0 You had never been reading.<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ?\u00a0 Had you been reading since morning ?<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e 2005 \u0908. \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ?\u00a0 Had you not been going to school since 2005 ?<\/p>\n<p><b>\u0905\u092c \u0907\u0928 \u0926\u094b\u0928\u094b type \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0926\u0947\u0902<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Past Continuous Tense<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 was reading.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it was raining.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0932\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 was writing.<\/p>\n<p><b>Past Perfect Continuous Tense<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been writing.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0926\u094b \u0918\u0902\u091f\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been reading for two hours.<br \/>\n\u0926\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it had been raining for two days.<\/p>\n<h3>Oxford Current English Translation Exercise 156 full Solution &#8211; Past Perfect Continuous Tense prayog.<\/h3>\n<p><b>Learn Hindi to English Translation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u090f\u0915 \u0918\u0902\u091f\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been reading for an hour.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0948\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They had been swimming since morning.<br \/>\n\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0926\u0947\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The children had been playing for a long time.<br \/>\n\u0915\u0908 \u0918\u0902\u091f\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 it had been raining for several hours.<br \/>\n\u0906\u092a\u0932\u094b\u0917 2025 \u0908o \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You had been trying since 2004.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0917\u0924 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u0921\u093c\u093f\u0924 \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been Suffering from fever Since last five days.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939 \u0915\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0939\u0928\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He had been working hard.<br \/>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You had been doing nothing for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u0926\u094b \u092c\u091c\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u094b \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been doing this work since 2 o&#8217; clock.<br \/>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your friends had been doing their work since morning.<br \/>\n\u0938\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0926\u094b \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sita had been reading in school for two years.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0917\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had been watching you since morning.<br \/>\n\u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e \u0926\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your son had not been going to school for ten days.<br \/>\n\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u0938\u094b\u092e\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The children had been asking for sweets since monday.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u090f\u0915 \u0918\u0902\u091f\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My mother had been cooking food for an hour.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 2005 \u0908o \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They had been preparing for the examination since 2005.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u091a\u093f\u0922\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She had been teasing me since morning.<br \/>\n\u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964<br \/>\nYour friend had not been coming to you for many days.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0926\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She had been abusing me since morning.<\/p>\n<h4>Miscellaneous Exercise 157 full Solution of Oxford Current English Translation by R.k Sinha.<\/h4>\n<p><b>Learn Hindi to English Translation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had not been playing since morning.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They had not been helping me for years.<br \/>\n\u0938\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sita had not been playing since morning.<br \/>\n\u0932\u0924\u093e \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lata had not been singing a song for years.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939 2004 \u0908. \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0 \u00a0He had not been reading since 2004.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0926\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0928\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0902\u0924\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My brother had not been waiting for two days.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0948 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had not been writing since morning.<br \/>\n\u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c\u094b \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The government had been doing nothing for the poor for years.<br \/>\n\u0935\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0947\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0964<br \/>\nThey had not been &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. to pass the examination for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0948 \u092c\u0941\u0916\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u0921\u093c\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 i\u00a0 had not been Suffering from fever.<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u0947\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had your brother been playing since morning ?<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e 2005 \u0908o \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u0922 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had you been reading in this school since 2005.<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0930\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0926\u094b \u0918\u0902\u091f\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0917\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had Reeta not been singing a song for two hours ?<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u092a \u0905\u0928\u0947\u0915 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had you not been trying for several years ?<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0917\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0917\u0924 \u0938\u094b\u092e\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had Geeta not been going to school since monday last ?<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0935\u0939 2004 \u0908o \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u0940\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 ?<br \/>\nHad She not been preparing for the examination since 2004 ?<br \/>\n\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0935\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0922\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0925\u0947 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had they not been teaching since morning ?<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0930\u0940\u0924\u093e \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0932\u092f \u092e\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0922\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940 ?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Had Reeta not been teaching in this school for years ?<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"89\"><strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"89\">Past Perfect Continuous Tense &#8211; Exercise 156 &amp; 157 (Oxford Translation Solutions)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"138\"><strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"138\">\u00a0Past Perfect Continuous Tense:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"251\">It is used to describe an action that <strong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"200\">started in the past<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"250\">continued up to another point in the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"331\"><strong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"267\">Structure:<\/strong><br data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"270\" \/><strong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"331\">Subject + had been + verb (ing) + object + time reference<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"381\"><strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"381\">\u00a0Exercise 156: Fill in the Blanks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"887\">\n<li data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"482\">\n<p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"482\">She __________ (read) for two hours before her friends arrived.<br data-start=\"449\" data-end=\"452\" \/><strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"463\">Answer:<\/strong> had been reading<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"576\">\n<p data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"576\">They __________ (wait) for the bus when it finally came.<br data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"546\" \/><strong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"557\">Answer:<\/strong> had been waiting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"681\">\n<p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"681\">I __________ (practice) the piano for a year before I performed.<br data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"648\" \/><strong data-start=\"648\" data-end=\"659\">Answer:<\/strong> had been practicing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"783\">\n<p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"783\">We __________ (live) in that house for ten years before we moved.<br data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"754\" \/><strong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"765\">Answer:<\/strong> had been living<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"887\">\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"887\">He __________ (work) there for a long time before he got promoted.<br data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"857\" \/><strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"868\">Answer:<\/strong> had been working<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"954\"><strong data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"954\">\u00a0Exercise 157: Change into Past Perfect Continuous<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1476\">\n<li data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"1060\">\n<p data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1060\">She worked in the garden all morning.<br data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"999\" \/><strong data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1010\">Answer:<\/strong> She had been working in the garden all morning.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1162\">\n<p data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1162\">They played football for two hours.<br data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1103\" \/><strong data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1114\">Answer:<\/strong> They had been playing football for two hours.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1260\">\n<p data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1260\">I studied French for five months.<br data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1203\" \/><strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1214\">Answer:<\/strong> I had been studying French for five months.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1366\">\n<p data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1366\">We watched TV for the entire evening.<br data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1305\" \/><strong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1316\">Answer:<\/strong> We had been watching TV for the entire evening.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"1476\">\n<p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1476\">He trained for the marathon for a year.<br data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1413\" \/><strong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1424\">Answer:<\/strong> He had been training for the marathon for a year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1517\"><strong data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1517\">\u00a0Key Points to Remember:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1724\">\n<li data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1570\">Use <strong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1549\">had been + verb (ing)<\/strong> to form the tense.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1642\">Common time expressions: <strong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1634\">for hours, since morning, before<\/strong>, etc.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1724\">It emphasizes the <strong data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1675\">duration<\/strong> of an action before another event in the past.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1795\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">If you need further help or more exercises, feel free to ask!<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1795\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ztcprep.com\/userfiles\/bcaa5482.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise 156 &amp;amp; 157 Solution Oxford Translation<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\">Oxford English grammar course &#8211; Advanced &#8230;<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"74\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">I&#8217;m sorry, but I couldn&#8217;t find specific solutions or translations for Exercises 156 and 157 related to the Past Perfect Continuous Tense from the Oxford Solutions series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"193\">However, I can help you understand the Past Perfect Continuous Tense and guide you on how to approach such exercises.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"247\"><strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"247\">Understanding the Past Perfect Continuous Tense:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"384\">The Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"477\"><strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"400\">Structure:<\/strong><br data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"403\" \/><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Subject + had been + present participle (verb + ing)<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"492\"><strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"492\">Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"613\">\n<li data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"532\">\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"532\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">She had been studying for hours before the exam started.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"613\">\n<p data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"613\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">They had been playing football when it began to rain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"641\"><strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"641\">Approach to Exercises:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"975\">\n<li data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"742\">\n<p data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"742\"><strong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"679\">Identify the two past events:<\/strong> Determine which action started first and which occurred later.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"869\">\n<p data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"869\"><strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"805\">Use the Past Perfect Continuous for the earlier action:<\/strong> This highlights the duration or continuity of the first action.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"975\">\n<p data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"975\"><strong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"918\">Use the Simple Past for the later action:<\/strong> This indicates the action that occurred after the first.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"998\"><strong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"998\">Example Exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1024\"><em data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1024\">Complete the sentence:<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1104\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">By the time the train arrived, we __________ (wait) for over an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1119\"><strong data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1119\">Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1199\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">By the time the train arrived, we had been waiting for over an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1337\">If you have specific sentences or questions from Exercises 156 and 157, feel free to share them, and I&#8217;ll be glad to assist you further.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cag.edu.tr\/uploads\/site\/lecturer-files\/the-languagelab-library-high-school-english-grammar-and-composition-wren-and-martin-ZmlD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise 156 &amp;amp; 157 Solution Oxford Translation<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise 156 &amp; 157 Solution Oxford Translation Past Perfect Continuous Tense Rules, Structure &#8211; Examples And Exercise full Solution Oxford Current English Translation. Explain : Past Perfect Continuous Tense\u00a0\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u094b\u0927 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 (\u00a0Past\u00a0) \u092e\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u092e\u092f \u0924\u0915 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964\u00a0 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 :- [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26,27,28,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rapidex-english-speaking-course","category-rapidex-english-speaking-course-in-hindi","category-rapidex-english-speaking-course-in-hindi-pdf","category-rapidex-english-speaking-course-pdf","category-rapidex-english-speaking-course-pdf-download"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}