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Past tenses B2

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    Past Perfect Continuous
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  • 3 p.m.: I’m tired because I’ve been working in the garden since noon. 7 p.m.: I was tired because I _______ three hours.
    had been working
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  • Monday: Let me show you the dress I bought yesterday. Tuesday: I showed her the dress I ____________ day.
    had bought
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  • We first talked about moving in February, but we didn’t actually move until October. We moved in October after we _________ in February.
    had first talked about it
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  • I was living there from the beginning of January until June. Mark moved in at the end of April. Mark moved in when I ____________ four months.
    had been living there for
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  • 1 We ___________________ (already / prepare) everything by the time they ______________ _________ (arrive).
    had already prepared, arrived
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  • 2 I ________________ (have) a great time last night. I ________________ (never / be) to a party like that before.
    had, had never been
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  • 3 They _________________ (get) engaged when they _________________ (only / date) for a couple of months!
    got, had only been dating / had only dated
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  • 4 Susan __________________ (already / study) French for months when she ______________ ______ (meet) Pierre.
    had already been studying / had already studied, met
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  • Mum _________________ (lie down) for a few minutes as she ___________________ (not feel) well all day.
    lay down, hadn’t been feeling / hadn’t felt
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  • My hands ____ (be) all dirty because I ______ (just / finish) painting the house.
    were, had just finished
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  • at a party: I’m talking to a guy I’ve never met before. the next day: I was talking to a guy _____before.
    I’d never met
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  • 1 We were quite surprised, as they had never visited / never been visiting us before.
    never visited
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  • 2 Many months later she understood that they had only tried / been trying to protect her all these years.
    been trying
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  • 3 My eyes were sore because I had played / been playing computer games all day.
    been playing
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  • 4 She hadn’t seen / been seeing much of the city yet so she asked us to show her around.
    seen
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  • 5 They hadn’t made / been making the decision yet so we had to remain patient.
    made
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