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Past Perfect Continuous vs Past Simple

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  • They ____ late because they ____ for a taxi.
    had been being / waited
    were / had been waiting
  • She ____ her dog when it suddenly ____.
    walked / had been running
    had been walking / ran
  • I ____ wet because I ____ without an umbrella.
    got / had been walking
    had been getting / walked
  • She ____ upset because she ____.
    had been looking / cried
    looked / had been crying
  • She ____ to bed because she ____ all day.
    went / had been working
    had been going / worked
  • I ____ cold because I ____ in the lake.
    was / had been swimming
    had been being / swam
  • He ____ a fine because he ____ in the wrong place.
    got / had been parking
    had been getting / parked
  • We ____ wet because we ____ the car.
    were / had been washing
    had been being / washed
  • They ____ together for years when they ____.
    had been living / got married
    lived / had been getting married
  • He ____ the piano when the power ____.
    had been playing / went out
    played / had been going out
  • She ____ her voice because she ____ at the concert.
    had been losing / shouted
    lost / had been shouting
  • He ____ to fix the sink for an hour before he ____ a plumber.
    had been trying / called
    tried / had been calling
  • They ____ early because they ____ tired.
    had been leaving / felt
    left / had been feeling
  • I ____ my homework when the internet ____.
    did / had been crashing
    had been doing / crashed
  • They ____ annoyed because they ____ too long.
    were / had been waiting
    had been being / waited
  • He ____ dirty because he ____ football.
    got / had been playing
    had been getting / played
  • She ____ the test because she ____.
    failed / had not been studying
    had been failing / didn’t study
  • He ____ a headache because he ____ to loud music.
    got / had been listening
    had been getting / listened
  • He ____ for his keys when he ____ them on the table.
    looked / had been finding
    had been looking / found
  • I ____ hungry because I ____ meals.
    had been being / skipped
    was / had been skipping
  • I ____ my room when my sister ____ in.
    cleaned / had been coming
    had been cleaning / came
  • She ____ tired because she ____ all night.
    was / had been studying
    had been being / studied
  • She ____ her nails when the phone ____.
    had been painting / rang
    painted / had been ringing
  • I ____ in the queue when my friend ____.
    stood / had been arriving
    had been standing / arrived
  • They ____ the song for hours before they finally ____.
    had been practicing / performed
    practiced / had been performing
  • We ____ for the train when it finally ____.
    waited / had been arriving
    had been waiting / arrived
  • We ____ up the hill when it suddenly ____.
    hiked / had been snowing
    had been hiking / snowed
  • He ____ sick because he ____ too much candy.
    felt / had been eating
    had been feeling / ate
  • I ____ sunburned because I ____ in the sun.
    had been getting / sat
    got / had been sitting
  • I ____ about the exam when my teacher ____ me a tip.
    worried / had been giving
    had been worrying / gave
  • I ____ asleep because I ____ since morning.
    fell / had been working
    had been falling / worked
  • We ____ around the park when we ____ him.
    had been walking / saw
    walked / had been seeing
  • She ____ at the computer all morning when it ____.
    sat / had been shutting down
    had been sitting / shut down
  • We ____ football when it suddenly ____.
    played / had been starting to rain
    had been playing / started to rain
  • He ____ to call her all day before he finally ____.
    had been trying / did
    tried / had been doing
  • They ____ the project for days when they finally ____ it.
    had been working on / completed
    worked on / had been completing
  • He ____ a rest because he ____.
    needed / had been running
    had been needing / ran
  • He ____ jokes all night when someone finally ____.
    had been telling / laughed
    told / had been laughing
  • We ____ the bus because we ____ too long.
    missed / had been talking
    had been missing / talked
  • I ____ all morning when my mom ____ me to eat.
    studied / had been telling
    had been studying / told