Question

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.
1. The staff complained that they had asked had been asking for better working conditions for two months. 2. We had hoped/had been hoping to solve our problem easily and were very disappointed when we couldn't.
3. Our partners had looked forward had been looking forward to the contract to be signed and became quite angry when it had been cancelled had been being cancelled.
4. The whole staff had worked had been working until the last minute and they had no time left to decorate the room for the meeting.
5. The newspapers had been publishing had published a lot of articles on the accident for weeks when they found out about it.
6. We had been disscusing/had disscused all day with our partners and by 10 o'clock the agreement wasn't signed.
7. Our competition had done/ had been doing everything they could to attack us and we had to take steps towards fighting back.​

Answer 1

1 had been asking

2 had hoped

3 had been looking, had been cancelled

4 had been working

5 had published

6 had been discussing

7 had done