Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
hadn't been/ had just been having
weren't/ had just had
weren't feeling/ had
hadn't been being/ had just had
An increased memory capacity __________ (give) to smartphones to help them operate better.
was given
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had arrived/ had already been closed
were arriving/ was already closing
had been arriving/ was already closed
arrived/ had already closed
In most countries, mobile phones _____________(replace) by smartphones.
were replaced
A notification __________(send) to remind users to update their app for the latest features.
was sent
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
hurt/ had been hoping
hurted/ hoped
had been hurt/ was hoping
had been hurting/ hoped
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
had been wanted/ hadn't been
wanted/ had never been
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
had made/ sent
had been making/ was sending
was making/ had sent
had been made/ sent
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
had gone
was going
used to go
had been going
I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
was drunk
had been drunk
had drunk
had been drinking
The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
had been wished/ hadn't been invented
had wished/ wasn't invented
wished / had never been invented
had been wishing/ wasn't invented
The app's license_____________(buy) by a stronger company interested in social media.
was bought
A new security feature ___________(introduce) to protect users' personal information.
was introduced
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
had been/ hadn't been drinking
was/ hadn't drunk
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
was being/ hadn't drunk
The latest update to the photo editing app _________(download) by many professional photographers.
was downloaded
That game __________(take out) from the app store after numerous complaints about bugs and glitches.
was taken out
My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
used to live/ had bought
lived/ had bought
had already been living/ bought
had been living/ were bought
The light bulb ______________(create) with thick glass.
was created
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
didn't want to/ had already seen
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
she was training
she had been trained
had she been training
she had been training
I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.
hadn't been listening
didn't listen
couldn't listen
hadn't just listened
Many wireless appliances ____________(sell) in Costa Rica last year.
were sold
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
had lain
lied
were lying
had been lying
Cell phones _____________________ (develop) throughout the 20th century.
were developed
A company claiming to have created a software _________________ (accuse) of fraud.
was accussed
The app's rating ________(boost) by satisfied users who found it helpful and easy to use.
was boosted
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
tried/ had been disturbed
was trying/ had disturbed
had tried/ had disturbed
was trying/ was disturbing
PCs________ (bring) to each employee's home during pandemics.
were brought
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
was sleeping/ fell
had been sleeping/ had felt
had slept/ was falling
had been slept/ fell
A new fitness app _________ (design) for visually impaired people.
was designed
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
had opened/ was snowing
opened/ snowed
was opening/ had snowed
opened/ had been snowing