B2 U3 Past Perfect and continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 27 Public

Complete the sentences or choose correct option

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By the time we got to the café, they stopped/'d stopped serving food.

'd stopped

20

I sat down and started reading the book that I'd just bought/been buying.

bought

25

The TV series that we'd watched/been watching for weeks had a disappointing ending.

been watching

20

The sun had been shining/shone all day, so we were disappointed when it went in.

had been shining

15

I never/'d never heard of the band that were playing on the radio before.

'd never heard

20

We didn't get into the match even though we were/'d been queueing for hours.

'd been queueing

25

Tom had already ordered/been ordering some food by the time I arrived.

ordered

20

Paula went to bed early because she worked/had been working for over 12 hours.

had been working

25

Peter was Sally's best friend. She ________ (know) him all her life.

had known

25

The children were wet because they _______ (play) football in the rain.score

had been playing

20

We were very hungry because we _______ (not / eat).

had not eaten

15

I was delighted when I found my keys. I ______ (look) for them for hours.

had been looking

15

She was exhausted because she ______ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.

had been working

20

Everything was white because it ________ (snow).

had been snowing

25

The passengers were cross because the airline _______ (lose) everyone's bags.

had lost

15

I _______ (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.score

hadn't seen

25