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Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

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  • She _______ (sleep) for 3 hours when we woke her up.
    had been sleeping
  • They _______ (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived.
    had decorated
  • She _______ (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by autumn.
    had learnt
  • I knew she _______ (do) the washing because the machine was still working when I got in.
    had been doing
  • When the hunters arrived he ____ already _______ (kill) the animal.
    had already killed
  • Julia wanted to sit down as she _______  (stand) at work all day long.
    had been standing
  • We ___ planning ____ getting regular medical checkups, but we’ve been very busy lately.
    were/on
    was/ to
    were/to
    was / on
  • We ___ thinking ____ moving out of the city, but the country might be too quiet for us.
    were/ off
    was / of
    Were / off
    were/ of
  • My sister _______ (do) the laundry since early morning.
    had been doing
  • - I knew you ______ (paint). How did you know? - Your hands were covered with paint!
    had been painting.
  • We _______ (cook) all day for the party and by 7 o'clock we still weren't ready.
    had been cooking
  • He _______ (loose) much weight by the end of the year.
    had lost
  • The children _______  (do) their homework and by 10 o'clock they still _______ (not finish) it.
    had been doing / had not finished
  • He said he _______ (not expect) to be attacked by a polar bear.
    hadn't expected
  • She _______ (study) English for 5 years before she visited Canada.
    had been studying
  • We ___ hoping ____ spend the summer in the mountains, but our daughter got sick.
    were / of
    were / about
    were / off
    were / to
  • Brown understood the problems of his agency because he _______ (work) for it since 2005.
    had been working
  • I _______  just _______ (finish) writing a letter when the door bell rang.
    I had just finished writing a letter when the door bell rang.
  • We ______ to join a yoga class together, but it was canceled. ( which option is not possible?)
    were going
    were planning
    were hoping
    were thinking
  • Our son ___ ___ giving up coffee, but he couldn’t get up without it. ( which option is possible?)
    was meant to
    was expecting to
    was planning to
    was thinking of
  • I knew that our parents _______ (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.
    had been growing
  • Olivia and Victor _______ (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.
    had been chatting
  • Yesterday he was very tired because he _______ (dig) all day.
    had been digging
  • Bob _______ (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime.
    had eaten up
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