I - Fill in the sentences with the correct form (Past Perfect Continuous Tense) of the appropriate verb, and then match the sentences to the pictures.

I

1) Had he been drinking beer for days? (C)

2) The Lees hadn’t been travelling for two days before they arrived. (K)

3) Jim had been looking at the stars before he went to bed. (F/G)

4) How long had the child been crying before his dad picked him up? (A)

5) You said James hadn’t been making a phone call for an hour. (J)

6) What had you been talking about before I came in? (N)

7) They had been dating for 3 months before John asked her to marry him. (B)

8) Sam had been standing for three hours before we met. (M)

9) Had he been hitchhiking before he reached Los Angeles? (E)

10) Caleb had been having a shower for half an hour before the telephone rang. (D)

11) Peter said he hadn’t been listening to our conversation. (I)

12) How long had Evan been looking for a job before he applied for this one? (F/G)

13) After he had been waiting for Sally for two hours, he left. (O)

14) Before Ken had a break he hadn’t been working for four hours. (L)

15) John said he hadn’t been dreaming about Hawaii. (H)

II

1) Had the girls been skipping the rope before the first lesson started? (K)

2) John hadn’t been cleaning the windows all day, he finished at 2pm. (D)

3) Darlene had been watching TV for three hours before she fell asleep. (O)

4) John said she hadn’t been running for two hours just for half an hour. (G)

5) Had you been skiing for hours before we met? (J)

6) Before the kids went outside, they had been sleeping for 2 hours. (L)

7) Had the little girl been colouring the booklet before you came in? (A)

8) After mum had been ironing the clothes, she had a rest. (C)

9) Had Jason been cooking the meal for hours before the guests arrived? (B)

10) Before I finished work I hadn’t been writing just cheques but also some reports. (H)

11) Had Bob been swimming for a few hours when we reached him? (N)

12) Since he hadn’t been lying for hours before he left home he could write the test. (E)

13) Anne hadn’t been reading on her bed before she had dinner. (F)

14) Granny had been painting a picture for some days before she showed it to me. (I)

15) Before Pete played, he had been surfing the net for an hour. (M)

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