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RELLENA CON LA FORMA CORRECTA DEL VERBO

past continuous - present perfect - present perfect continuus - past perfect

past perfect continuous

Examples:
• I was watching tv when Mary called.
past continuous - long action, interrupted by a short action
• They have seen AVATAR six times.
present perfect – tells how many times, doesn’t say when, general experiences
• We have been preparing for our final exams for many weeks now.
present perfect continuous – emphasizes the duration of the action up to now
• I had cleaned my room before my friends came round.
An action that happened before another action in the past.
• The kids clothes were all dirty because they had been playing in the park.
emphasizes the duration of the action up to another moment in the past

1. Our favorite team _______________just_______________(win) the game.

2. We __________________ (wait) for about 40 minutes when the bus finally
arrived.
3. I am very tired now. I _________________(run) in the park for 2 hours.
4. We weren’t hungry because we _________________(have) lunch already.
5. There ________________(be) a lot of snowstorms in the north recently.
6. It __________________ (snow) for three days when it finally stopped and we
could go out again.
7. “Was Tom at the party when you arrived?” “No, he ______already_______(go)
home.”
8. Last week I bought a new t-shirt. But I __________________(not wear) it to
school yet.
9. Susan ____________________(read) a book when she got sleepy and went to
bed.
10. When the family arrived for dinner, mother __________________ (cook) for
about 3 hours.
11. I ____________________(work) for 2 hours, and I am still working.
12. Peter lost his books and he _______________(not find) them yet.
13. Martha ____________________(grow) a lot since last year.
14. When the shop closed, Linda __________________ (work) for only 6 weeks.
15. ___________you ever_______________ (fly) in a big airplane?
16. I _________________ (not see) any good films lately.
17. They live in America now. They ___________________ there for 16 years. (live)
18. When I arrived at the station, unfortunately, my train ______already________ .
(leave)
19. A: “Why is your hair wet, Mary?”
B: “Because I ______________________ (swim).”
20. I ________________________ (sleep) for about 2 hours when I felt the
earthquake.