Question

Fill in the following sentences by using PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE: 1. We ………………………………………………… (play) football for half an hour when it started to rain. 2. I …………………………………………………. (study) English for a short time when the electricity went off. 3. She ……………………………………………… (do) her homework before you came in. 4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He ………………………………………….. (crawl) in the garden. 5. I ……………………………………………… (drive) the car for five years when I sold it. 6. We were very tired. We ………………………………………………. (travel) for about sixteen hours. 7. They were out of breath. They ……………………………………………… (run) for a long time. 8. He ……………………………………………. (live) in London for ten years when he had an accident. 9. He was tired because he ……………………………………………….. (write) letters all morning. 10. He …………………………………………….. (repair) the radio for an hour when you arrived.

Answer 1

1. We had been playing football for half an hour when it start

2. I had been studying English for a short time when the electricity went off.

3. She had been doing her homework before you came in.

4. His knees and hands were very dirty. He had been crawling in the garden.

5. I had been driving the car for five years when I sold it.

6. We were very tired. We had been traveling for about sixteen hours.

7. They were out of breath. They had been running for a long time.

8. He had been living in London for ten years when he had an accident.

9. He had been tired because he was writing letters all morning.

10. He had been repairing the radio for an hour when you arrived.

Answer 2

1 had been playing
2 had been studying
3 had been doing
4 had been crawling
5 had been driving
6 had been travelling
7 had been running
8 had been living
9 had been writing
10 had been repairing


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