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Past Perfect Continuous vs Past Simple

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  • I ____ all morning when my mom ____ me to eat.
    studied / had been telling
    had been studying / told
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  • We ____ around the park when we ____ him.
    walked / had been seeing
    had been walking / saw
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  • He ____ to fix the sink for an hour before he ____ a plumber.
    had been trying / called
    tried / had been calling
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  • I ____ my homework when the internet ____.
    had been doing / crashed
    did / had been crashing
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  • She ____ her dog when it suddenly ____.
    had been walking / ran
    walked / had been running
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  • They ____ the project for days when they finally ____ it.
    worked on / had been completing
    had been working on / completed
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  • He ____ for his keys when he ____ them on the table.
    looked / had been finding
    had been looking / found
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  • We ____ football when it suddenly ____.
    had been playing / started to rain
    played / had been starting to rain
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  • She ____ at the computer all morning when it ____.
    sat / had been shutting down
    had been sitting / shut down
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  • I ____ in the queue when my friend ____.
    stood / had been arriving
    had been standing / arrived
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  • They ____ the song for hours before they finally ____.
    had been practicing / performed
    practiced / had been performing
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  • He ____ the piano when the power ____.
    had been playing / went out
    played / had been going out
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  • We ____ up the hill when it suddenly ____.
    hiked / had been snowing
    had been hiking / snowed
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  • She ____ her nails when the phone ____.
    painted / had been ringing
    had been painting / rang
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  • He ____ to call her all day before he finally ____.
    had been trying / did
    tried / had been doing
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  • I ____ about the exam when my teacher ____ me a tip.
    worried / had been giving
    had been worrying / gave
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