Had Been Joining Answer Key

This worksheet asks students to combine pairs of simple sentences into a single sentence using the past perfect continuous tense. Each pair shows an ongoing action followed by a later event, and students must merge them logically. This activity strengthens understanding of how the tense conveys duration and sequence. Students practice eliminating repetition, forming complex sentences, and ensuring coherence between ideas. The exercise is excellent for improving writing fluency and advanced sentence structure skills.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Combining Sentences for Clarity and Flow

English Language Arts – Understanding Complex Sentence Formation

English Language Arts – Using Verb Tenses to Convey Time Relationships

English Language Arts – Editing and Revising for Coherence

This worksheet is part of our past perfect continuous tense worksheets collection.