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Past continuous vs Past perfect continuous
Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past perfect
continuous. Write in your notebook.
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1. Mark ... (work) for six hours before he took a break.
2. My sister... (not/sleep) when the earthquake happened. She ... (study) for
her Maths exam.
3. Her eyes were red because she ... (cry).
4. I saw Sam and Julie yesterday morning. They ... (sit) in a café.
5. How long ... (Mary/wait) outside the cinema?
6. ... (you/dig) for a long time before you discovered that ancient pottery
vase?
7. ... (they/work) in the garden when the rain started? ?
8. Paul... (tidy) his room for three hours before he had lunch.
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Answer 1

Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous

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Răspuns/Answer:

1. Mark had been working for six hours before he took a break.

• had been working - Past Perfect Continuous

2. My sister was not sleeping when the earthquake happened. She was studying for her Maths exam.

• was not sleeping - Past Continuous
• was studying - Past Continuous

3. Her eyes were red because she had been crying.

• had been crying - Past Perfect Continuous

4. I saw Sam and Julie yesterday morning. They were sitting in a café.

• were sitting - Past Continuous

5. How long had Mary been waiting outside the cinema?

• had been waiting - Past Perfect Continuous

6. Had you been digging for a long time before you discovered that ancient pottery vase?

• had been digging - Past Perfect Continuous

7. Had they been working in the garden when the rain started?

• had been working - Past Perfect Continuous

8. Paul had been tidying his room for three hours before he had lunch.

• had been tidying - Past Perfect Continuous

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