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The children ____ ____ ______ (look) forward to their holiday, so they were disappointed when it was cancelled.
The children HAD BEEN LOOKING forward to their holiday, so they were disappointed when it was cancelled.
As the taxi drove away, I remembered that I ___ _____ (leave) my handbag in my room.
As the taxi drove away, I remembered that I HAD LEFT my handbag in my room.
The explorer ______ ______ (not / imagine) that it would be so difficult to cross the river.
The explorer HADN´T IMAGINED that it would be so difficult to cross the river.
She ___ _________ (buy) her plane ticket before she booked the hotel rooms.
She HAD BOUGHT her plane ticket before she booked the hotel rooms.
The students ___ ____ _______ (prepare) for their journey for months.
The students HAD BEEN PREPARING for their journey for months.
The climbers ___ ____ _______ (finally / reach) the top of the mountain after hours of walking.
The climbers HAD FINALLY REACHED the top of the mountain after hours of walking.
How long ___ ____ ______ (you / dig) before you found the buried treasure?
How long HAD YOU BEEN DIGGING before you found the buried treasure?
They ____ ____ ______ (not / walk) for long when they realised they were lost.
They HADN´T BEEN WALKING for long when they realised they were lost.
He ___ ____ ______ (teach) English for five years before he decided to leave his job and go travelling.
He HAD BEEN TEACHING English for five years before he decided to leave his job and go travelling.
My grandfather ___ ____ ______ (live) in his old house for ages before he moved in with us.
My grandfather HAD BEEN LIVING in his old house for ages before he moved in with us.
Dean ___ ____ (fly) in a helicopter once before and he didn't feel at all anxious.
Dean HAD FLOWN in a helicopter once before and he didn't feel at all anxious.
I ___ ______ (work) as a tour guide before I got this job
I HAD WORKED as a tour guide before I got this job.
Before our trip in 2018, we ___ _____ ____ (never / be) to South America.
Before our trip in 2018, we HAD NEVER BEEN to South America.
___ _____ _____ ______ (they / already / call) a taxi by the time you arrived?
HAD THEY ALREADY CALLED a taxi by the time you arrived?
Shelley ____ _____ _____ (never / play) golf before in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.
Shelley HAD NEVER PLAYED golf before in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.
The skier ____ _____ (return) to the hotel before the storm started.
The skier HAD RETURNED to the hotel before the storm started.
The cabin looked great because they _____ _____ ____ ______ (clean) it all morning.
The cabin looked great because they ´D / HAD BEEN CLEANING it all morning.
The chairs were wet because it _____ _____ _____ ____ (rain) for several hours.
The chairs were wet because it ´D / HAD BEEN RAINING for several hours.
How long _______ ______ ______ ________ (you / look) for a holiday home before you found this one?
How long HAD YOU BEEN LOOKING for a holiday home before you found this one?
We _______ ________ ________ (not / play) for long when Dad arrived and we had to leave.
We HADN´T BEEN PLAYING for long when Dad arrived and we had to leave.
She ________ __________ ___________ (work) as a tour operator for five years before she left.
She ´D / HAD BEEN WORKING as a tour operator for five years before she left.
I _______ ______ ___________ (wait) at the bus stop for over an hour before a bus finally arrived.
I ´D / HAD BEEN WAITING at the bus stop for over an hour before a bus finally arrived.
I wasn´t nervous when we took off because I ____ _______ (fly) before.
I wasn´t nervous when we took off because I ´D / HAD FLOWN before.
Why didn´t you tell me you ___ ______ (see) this film before?
Why didn´t you tell me you ´D / HAD SEEN this film before?
I didn´t know that you ____ ______ ______ (already / visit) Canada.
I didn´t know that you ´D / HAD ALREADY VISITED Canada.
When I got up, my sisters ____ _____ (go) to school.
When I got up, my sisters HAD GONE to school.
By the time we got to the house, the police _____ ______ (arrive).
By the time we got to the house, the police HAD ARRIVED.
When I got to the shops, I realised I _____ ____ (leave) my money at home.
When I got to the shops, I realised I´D / HAD LEFT my money at home.
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