my father – the factory for 30 years before he retired (manage ) (will past perfect continuous)
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Explanation:
Positive +
Had
I/we/you/
he/she/they
been
We use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense to refer to an action which had been
Example : My father had been managing the factory for thirty years before he retired.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets -
Form
I/We You/
He/She/It/They
Use :
been
singing.
had/had not
hadn't
singing)
gow
А
Si
w
continuously up to that time in the past that we are talking about.
the doors
conclude
Exercise-8
1. They had been
wating
for an hour when they
gened
the theatre. (wait open) singa
2. Suman had leren for almost two hours before the concert
(sing, conclude)
sleeping
3. Rajan had lecen throughout the day before his mother waked
him up. (sleep, wake)
consulting
4. The hospitalhad lesen
other specialsts before they started
the treatment of the patient. (consulta started
5. They havodno beerhe
Mantolation
Antil all the students throughly
Explanation:
my father had been managing the factory for 30 years before he retired.