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English 20 Public

Past perfect or Past past continuous

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We were furious, because we ____________ (wait) for over five hours before the plane got permission to take off.

had been waiting

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He ____________ (cheat) for over a year in all his exams before one of the teachers finally found evidence to prove it

had been cheating

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The hurricane completely destroyed the cottage that they ____________ (build) only a year earlier

had built

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We reffered to the documents that the professor ____________(hand) to us at the start of the lecture

Had given

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When they got home, they discovered that their babysitter ____________ (already put) their toddler to bed

had already put

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When I finally reached the end of the queue, I found out that my colleague ___________ (pick up) the tickets an hour earlier

had picked up

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The waiter, who was very stressed, brought a fruit drink that I ...... (not order)

had not ordered

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I had enormous difficulty recalling the complex password I ____________ (commit) to memory the previous night

had commited

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The children excitedly collected the nuts that _____________ (fall) from the trees

had fallen

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She _____________ (watch) the programme every week for nearly two months, but to my horror I had to miss the last episode

Had been watching

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She ______________ (ride) her pony all afternoon when we glimpsed her briefly as she went into the woods

had been riding

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She ________________ (live) in London all her life and was reluctant to move, even when she got married

had lived

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I _____________(wait) for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally _______ (arrive).

had been waiting / arrived

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Why ________(be) the baby's face so dirty? He ____________(eat) chocolate.

was / had eaten

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I _____________(see) John yesterday, but he ________________(run) so he was too tired to chat.

saw / had been running

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It ____________(rain) and the pavement ____________(be) covered with puddles.

had rained or had been raining / was

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