Question

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

Răspuns:

1.Mark -worked- for six hours before he took a break

2.My sister -didn't sleep- when the earthquake happened. She-studied- for her Maths exam

3. Her eyes were red because she -cried-

4.I saw Sam and Julie yesterday morning.They -we're sitting- in a café

5.How long -did Mary wait- outside the cinema?

6. -You digged- for a long time before you discovered that ancient potter7

7. -Did they work - in the garden when the rain started?

8.-Paul tidied- his room for three hours before he had lunch.

Answer 2

1.Mark working ...
2.My sister haven't been sleeping...She studying...
3.She is crying...
4.They are sitting...
5.Mary waiting outside...
6.You digging...
7.They are working...
8.Paul tidying...