Question

(E) Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect Continuous
form of the verbs in the bracket
1. We...
prepare) for examination for four months
when we heard of their cancellation
2 That night, they...
(wait) for the bus, but it did not come
3 My mother
(cook
food for an hour when I came home
When I arrived, I was told that Jatin
........ (wait) for me
5.
Kirstein couldn't find his contact lenses. He
(look) for them
n
since morning
I was sad when we sold our house. We
(live)
there for 10 years.
7
We were thrilled as we
(expect) good news from Aunty​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. have been preparing

2. have been waiting

3. have been waiting

4. has been waiting

5. has been looking

6.have been living

7. have been expecting

Answer 2

Answer:

1. had been preparing

2. had been waiting

3. had been cooking

4. had been waiting

5. had been looking

6. had been living

7. had been expecting

Explanation:

past perfect continuous=had+been+ing form of the verb