Question

Complete the following sentences using the past perfect continuous tense

form of the verbs in brackets:

 Mrs. Kapoor_________________(teach) English for thirty years before she

retired.

 My grandpa______________________(sleep) for three hours when I woke

him up.

 A young boy_____________________(stand) at the door until a policeman

arrived.

 Jiten _______________________(not work) for months before he was offered

a management position.

 My father____________________(try) to fix the broken pipe for an hour

before we eventually called a plumber.

 The baby ____________________(cry) for fifteen minutes before her mother

heard her cry.

 How long …………………….(Sameer drive) before he fell asleep and had an

accident?

 How long_______________(you teach) before you were offered this position?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. had been teaching
2. had been sleeping
3. had been standing
4. had not been working
5. had been trying
6. had been crying
7. had sameer been driving
8. had you been teaching

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