Question

fill in the blanks with past perfect continuous form of the verb in the brackets.

6. I...................................(wait)
for him at the hotel for several hours before
he came.
7. Rama.....................
(practise)
swimming for 4 hours everyday before she
participated in the National Competition.
8. Shyama ....
... (cook)
food since morning. She had 50 guests to
feed.​

Answer 1

$\underline{ \huge\bf\red{QuestiØn} :}$

Fill in the blanks with past perfect continuous form of the verb in the brackets.

6. I ____________ (wait) for him at the hotel for several hours before he came.

7. Rama ________ (practise) swimming for 4 hours everyday before she participated in the National Competition.

8. Shyama ______ (cook) food since morning. She had 50 guests to feed.

$\underline{ \: \huge\bf\green{SolutiØn} \: :}$

• 6. had been waiting

• 7. had been practicing

• 8. had been cooking

Explanation :-

6. I $\blue{\underline{\bf\green{ \quad had \ been \ waiting \quad }}}$ (wait) for him at the hotel for several hours before he came.

7. Rama $\blue{\underline{\bf\green{ \quad had \ been \ practicing \quad }}}$ (practise) swimming for 4 hours everyday before she participated in the National Competition.

8. Shyama $\blue{\underline{\bf\green{ \quad had \ been \ cooking \quad }}}$ (cook) food since morning. She had 50 guests to feed.

$\red{\rule{5.8cm}{0.02cm}}$

$\mid \underline{\underline{\LARGE\bf\green{Brainliest \: Answer}}}\mid$

please mark as ⤴

Answer 2

Answer:

I had been waiting for him at the hotel for several hours before he came.

Rama had been practing swimming for 4 hours everyday before she participated in the National Competition.

Shyama had been cooking food since morning. She had 50 guests to feed.

The past perfect continuous is composed of two elements - the past perfect of the verb to be (=had been) + the present participle (base+ing).