Julia wanted to sit down as she _______ (stand) at work all day long.
had been standing
She _______ (learn) about American history before she came to America.
had learned
Olivia and Victor _______ (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.
had been chatting
They _______ (decorate) the Christmas tree before the children got home from school.
had decorated
Bob _______ (eat) all the muffins by lunchtime.
had eaten
My parents _______ (grow) melons in their greenhouse before it blew down in the tornado.
had been growing
Brown understood the problems of his agency because he _______ (work) for it since 2005.
had been working
We _______ (cook) all day for the party. We still weren't ready by 7:00pm.
had been cooking
He said he _______ (not expect) to be attacked by a bear.
hadn't expected
I _______ just _______ (finish) writing a letter when the door bell rang.
I had just finished writing a letter when the door bell rang.
I knew she _______ (do) the laundry because the washing machine was still running when I got home.
had been doing
The children _______ (do) their homework and by 10 o'clock they still _______ (not finish) it.
had been doing / had not finished
She _______ (study) English for 5 years before she visited Canada.
had been studying
Yesterday he was very tired because he _______ (dig) all day.
had been digging
She _______ (sleep) for 3 hours when we woke her up.
had been sleeping
