Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Past perfect continous





Instructions


Answer the following questions according to the short story  as comments. Use the Past Perfect Progressive tense.


  

Where was she? What did she do? 
What had she been doing? 
Lisa slept because she had been feeling very sick. In fact, Lisa had not been feeling well for three days. Her mother knew something was strange because Lisa had not been acting normal. She had not been finishing her meals for the past two days. She had not even been playing with her friends. 
The doctor visited Lisa. He had been visiting many children since the sickness arrived. He examined Lisa. He gave Lisa medicine. He talked to Lisa's mother. 
Lisa's mother had been praying for a week when Lisa woke up. Lisa looked much better. She did not feel sick anymore. Everyone was happy that Lisa was better! 

Questions: 

1. How had Lisa been feeling before she slept? How long had she been feeling this way? 
2. What had the doctor been doing since the sickness arrived? 
3.   How long had Lisa's mother been praying before Lisa woke up?

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