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S5B Unit 6

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  • My dad ___ the roof when it started raining.
    had been repairing
    had repaired
  • I ___ emails all afternoon before I took a break.
    had written
    had been writing
  • She ___ the book before the class discussion began.
    had been reading
    had read
  • How long ___ before they opened the gate?
    had they been waiting
    had they waited
  • She ___ for weeks before she returned home.
    had travelled
    had been travelling
  • ___ your homework before the film started?
    Had you finished
    Had you been finishing
  • After he ___ the project, he went on holiday.
    had been finishing
    had finished
  • After she ___ the report, she called the manager.
    had been reading
    had read
  • We ___ for nearly an hour when the gates finally opened.
    had waited
    had been waiting
  • After he ___ the house, he went for a run.
    had been cleaning
    had cleaned
  • How long ___ in Canada before moving to the US?
    had you been living
    had you lived
  • What ___ before the guests arrived?
    had they been doing
    had they done
  • She ___ for two hours when the guests arrived.
    had cooked
    had been cooking
  • By the time the train arrived, we ___ on the platform for ages.
    had stood
    had been standing
  • He ___ the car all morning and was exhausted.
    had been fixing
    had fixed
  • They ___ anything before arriving at the restaurant.
    had not been eating
    had not eaten
  • The teacher ___ papers all evening.
    had corrected
    had been correcting
  • He ___ the truth long before he admitted it.
    had been knowing
    had known
  • She ___ in New York for two years when she met her husband.
    had been living
    had lived
  • I ___ my passport before reaching the airport.
    had forgotten
    had been forgetting
  • My parents ___ to Rome twice before they visited Venice.
    had been
    had gone
  • I ___ well all day before I went to bed.
    had not felt
    had not been feeling
  • We ___ to that cafe for years before it closed.
    had been going
    had gone
  • She ___ French for years before moving to Paris.
    had studied
    had been studying
  • We ___ any signs of life before the scientist arrived.
    had not seen
    had not been seeing
  • He ___ her for days before she sent a message.
    had not been calling
    had not called
  • I ___ English for six months before taking the test.
    had been studying
    had studied
  • After we ___ the news, we called our parents.
    had heard
    had been hearing
  • We ___ such beautiful music before.
    had never heard
    had never been hearing
  • They ___ together when the lights went out.
    had studied
    had been studying
  • He ___ the same story for twenty minutes.
    had been telling
    had told
  • We ___ for days before we finally reached the village.
    had been travelling
    had travelled
  • I ___ strange noises before I called the police.
    had heard
    had been hearing
  • They ___ the office when the fire alarm went off.
    had just been leaving
    had just left
  • The children ___ outside for hours and were covered in mud.
    had been playing
    had played
  • She ___ ill all day before she finally saw the doctor.
    had felt
    had been feeling
  • They ___ football when the storm started.
    had been playing
    had played
  • She ___ the piano before switching to the violin.
    had learned
    had been learning
  • They ___ the cave when they got lost.
    had explored
    had been exploring
  • The baby ___ for an hour before falling asleep.
    had cried
    had been crying
  • They ___ such a huge whale before.
    been seeing
    had never seen
  • After we ___, we went for a walk.
    had been eating
    had eaten
  • We ___ in Spain for five years before we moved to Italy.
    had lived
    had been living
  • He ___ well for days before the exam.
    had not slept
    had not been sleeping
  • I ___ the kitchen when I slipped on the floor.
    had been painting
    had painted
  • The kids ___ video games for hours when their parents came home.
    had been playing
    had played
  • John ___ at that company for ten years before he left.
    had worked
    had been working
  • They ___ about moving house for months before they finally did.
    had been talking
    had talked
  • The team ___ hard before the big match.
    had been training
    had trained
  • We ___ at the bus stop for an hour when the bus finally arrived.
    had been waiting
    had waited
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