ThePastPerfectContinuousExercise

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A Fillthegapswiththeverbinbracketsusingthepastperfectcontinuousorthepastperfectsimple.
1 Whenthestudentrevolutioncame,I.............................................therefor6months.(work)
2 BeforeJimfinallydecidedtogotoThailand,he.............................................aboutitformonths.(think)
3 They.............................................allthechocolatecakebythetimeMichaelgottotheparty.(eat)
4 I.............................................ScarlettJohanssononthreepreviousoccasions.Luckyme!(met)
5 Theforensicevidenceshowsthathe.............................................hisnosejustbeforehewasmurdered.(pick)
6 Whenthedoctortoldhimhisliverwasseriouslybad,he.............................................hamburgersforamonth.(eat)
7 Priortotheexplosion,thefatman.............................................sevenlargechocolatecakes.(eat)
8 WhentheycancelledtheflighttoAlicante,thestorm.............................................allafternoonwithnosignofabating.
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B Fillthegapswiththeverbinbracketsusingthepastperfectcontinuousorthepastcontinuous.
1 WhenIaskedCarlosifhewantedtogoout,hesaidhecouldn'tbecausehe.............................................an
assignment.(finish)
2 Scarlettcameintotheroompanting.She.............................................roundthepark.(jog)
3 Scarlettwasn'tin.She.............................................aroundthepark.(jog)
4 I.............................................abathwhenIsuddenlyhadagreatidea.(have)
5 Hetoldmehe.............................seriously.............................aboutfindinganotherjobsoon.(think)
6 He.............................................aboutfindinganewjobforaboutayearbeforehefinallygotroundtoit.Heshappy
now.(think)
7 Itwasobviousfromheroutrageousbehaviourthat.............................................(drink)
8 I.............................................alatteintheCafNewYork,whenIsawafamousactorwalkpastthewindow.(drink)

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Whenthestudentrevolutioncame,Ihadbeenworkingtherefor6months.
BeforeJimfinallydecidedtogotoThailand,hehadbeenthinkingaboutitformonths.
TheyhadeatenallthechocolatecakebythetimeMichaelgottotheparty.
IhadmetScarlettJohanssononthreepreviousoccasions.Luckyme!
Theforensicevidenceshowsthathehadbeenpickinghisnosejustbeforehewasmurdered.
Whenthedoctortoldhimhisliverwasseriouslybad,hehadbeeneatinghamburgersforamonth.
Priortotheexplosion,thefatmanhadeatensevenlargechocolatecakes.
WhentheycancelledtheflighttoAlicante,thestormhadbeenragingallafternoonwithnosignofabating.
WhenIaskedCarlosifhewantedtogoout,hesaidhecouldn'tbecausehewasfinishinganassignment.
Scarlettcameintotheroompanting.Shehadbeenjoggingroundthepark.
Scarlettwasn'tin.Shewasjoggingaroundthepark.
IwashavingabathwhenIsuddenlyhadagreatidea.
Hetoldmehewasseriouslythinkingaboutfindinganotherjobsoon.
Hehadthinkingaboutfindinganewjobforaboutayearbeforehefinallygotroundtoit.Heshappynow.
Itwasobviousfromheroutrageousbehaviourthatshehadbeendrinking.
IwasdrinkingalatteintheCafNewYork,whenIsawafamousactorwalkpastthewindow.

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