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  • Currently we ..................... (stay) at my grandparents' house in the countryside until the renovation ends in our flat.
    are staying
  • ............... (you / work) for the company long before it closed down and went out of business?
    Had you been working
  • While we ................ (drive) down the road we saw a mugging on the side of the road.
    were driving
  • I think the reason she ............. (not sing) well in concert right now is because of her sore throat.
    isn't singing / hasn't been singing
  • We ............. (queue) for over an hour at the bank before I gave up and went home.
    had been queueing
  • How many times ......... (you / be) to London before your trip last summer?
    had you been
  • What an awful weekend I had! I .................. (clean) the entire house because Christmas is coming!
    was cleaning
  • What time ................ (the bus / depart) on Sundays?
    does the bus depart
  • What ............. (you / do) at this time yesterday?
    were you doing
  • He thought he ............. (break) his arm but the doctor said it was just a sprain.
    had broken
  • Years ago I ....... (fall) of a horse while on vacation in Spain.
    fell
  • Although it normally ............. (rain) quite a bit in the UK, recently it has been warm and sunny.
    rains
  • I ................ (call) him all day but without any luck! I really need to talk to him!
    have been calling
  • What time is it now? My watch ................ (not run) since 8:00 this morning.
    hasn't been running
  • We ............. (not hike) long before my left ankle started to hurt me.
    hadn't been hiking
  • I hope by the end of this school year, I ............... (pass) all my exams.
    will have passed
  • Don't call me at that time becuase I ............ (lead) a meeting with other members of the council.
    will be leading
  • How many times ............ (you / lie) to your teachers so far this year?
    have you lied
  • In 1976, my father ............ (make) the decision to leave the UK and move to the USA.
    decided
  • With the state of our environment today, I would say that by the year 2050, people ............. (live) on anither planet for quite some time.
    will have been living