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B2 U3 Past Perfect and continuous

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  • We didn't know what to do because we _______ (not, listen) to the teacher. 
    hadn't been listening
  • The milk smelt bad because I _______ (forget) to put it in the fridge.
    had forgotten
  • When I saw her, I realised that we ______ (meet / already).
    had already met
  • He __________ (watch) TV for hours before he fell asleep. (he, watch)
    had been watching
  • The TV series that we'd watched/been watching for weeks had a disappointing ending.
    been watching
  • The sun had been shining/shone all day, so we were disappointed when it went in.
    had been shining
  • Peter was Sally's best friend. She ________ (know) him all her life.
    had known
  • By the time we got to the café, they stopped/'d stopped serving food.
    'd stopped
  • She was exhausted because she ______ (work) since eight o'clock that morning.
    had been working
  • I never/'d never heard of the band that were playing on the radio before.
    'd never heard
  • She didn't go to work because she ________ (catch) a cold.
    had caught
  • I _______ (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.score
    hadn't seen
  • Everything was white because it ________ (snow).
    had been snowing
  • We were very hungry because we _______ (not / eat).
    had not eaten
  • I sat down and started reading the book that I'd just bought/been buying.
    bought
  • We didn't get into the match even though we were/'d been queueing for hours.
    'd been queueing
  • The passengers were cross because the airline _______ (lose) everyone's bags.
    had lost
  • The children were wet because they _______ (play) football in the rain.score
    had been playing
  • Tom had already ordered/been ordering some food by the time I arrived.
    ordered
  • Her English was good because she ________ (study) it for years. 
    had been studying
  • I was delighted when I found my keys. I ______ (look) for them for hours.
    had been looking
  • She was delighted because her wish ______ (come) true.
    had come
  • I __________ (just, sit) down with a book when the phone rang.
    had just sat
  • Paula went to bed early because she worked/had been working for over 12 hours.
    had been working
  • I wish we _______ (buy) it before.
    had bought
  • He ________ (wait) for over an hour when she finally arrived.
    had been waiting
  • He _________ (smoke) for 40 years before he decided to stop.
    had been smoking
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