(A) Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in the bracket.
1.Meera was delighted with her new key-board........ (want)one for a long time.
2. Throughout September, they .........(pick) apples.
3.He.........(try) to get
his mother on the phone for several hours without success.
4. The paint was wet. Clearly someone...............(wait) patiently for his turn at the dentist.
5. The old woman..........(not wait)patiently for his turn at the dentist.
6.Ut was mudnight and he was dead tried because...................(write) since 5 p.m.
7. The little ant..........(store)food all through the summer, while the
grass-hopper............(waste)his time in singing songs.
8.The survivors...........(fight)in bitter cold and hunger for two days before tge rescue team could reach them.
9.It............(rain)throughout August that year.
10..............he.............(write) film scripts before he took to writing novels?
Answers
Answer:
1. Meera was delighted with her new key-board she has been wanting (want)one for a long time.
2. Throughout September, they have been (pick) apples.
3.He has been trying (try) to get his mother on the phone for several hours without success.
4. The paint was wet. Clearly someone has been waiting (wait) patiently for his turn at the dentist.
5. The old woman has not been waiting (not wait)patiently for his turn at the dentist.
6.It was midnight and he was dead tried because he has been writing (write) since 5p.m.
7. The little ant have been storing (store)food all through the summer, while the grass-hopper has been wasting (waste)his time in singing songs.
8.The survivors have been fighting (fight)in bitter cold and hunger for two days before the rescue team could reach them.
9.It has been raining (rain)throughout August that year.
10 Has he been writing (write) film scripts before he took to writing novels?
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Explanation:
to express an action that began before a certain time in the past and continued up to that time or stopped just before
- The student has Been shouting for ten minutes when the vice principal reached the class
