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:

had been teaching

had been sleeping

had been standing

had been not working

had been trying

had been crying

had been Sameer driving

had been you teaching