Question

Let us practise
A. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect continuous form of the verb given in brackets,
1. I was very tired as
hard throughout the day. (work)
2. 1
for you at the bus stop till it started raining. (wait)
3. Yesterday was sunny, but it
before. (rain)
4. I did not perform well in the exam because I
at all. (not study)
5. The children were sweating profusely as they
football all day
long. (play)
6. Raman
on the same problem for two hours when Srikant
called him up. (work)
7. George
for two years in Jammu when his sister Nicky arrived
from Delhi. (stay)
8.
to visiting my ancestral place, so I was sad when the trip
got cancelled. (look forward)
9. Jack realised his son
in the rain. His clothes were
all wet. (loiter)
10. Shashank did not do well in the match because he
at all.
(not practise)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. I was very tired as I had been working hard throughout the day.

2. I had been waiting for you at the bus stop till it started raining.

3. Yesterday was sunny, but it had been raining before.

4. I did not perform well in the exam because I hadn't been studying at all.

5. The children were sweating profusely as they had been playing football all day long.

6. Raman had been working on the same problem for two hours when Srikant

called him up.

7. George had been staying for two years in Jammu when his sister Nicky arrived from Delhi.

8. I had been looking forward to visiting my ancestral place, so I was sad when the trip got cancelled.

9. Jack realised his son had been loitering in the rain. His clothes were all wet.

10. Shashank did not do well in the match because he hadn't been practising at all.

Explanation:

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