Question

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Exercises: write the correct form.
>>> What had they been doing?
1. John ....HAD BEEN WAITING..... (wait) for us.
2. What ............................................ (she / read)?
3. The ducks ...................................... (swim) .
4. We .................................................. (not drink) much.
5. (it / snow) ........................................... all night?
6. (the baby / cry) .................................................... crying?
7. The girls ...................................................... (not run).
8. I ............................................................. (look) for you.
9. They ..................................................... (not watch) TV.
10. Why ...................................................... (he / laugh)?
11. We ......................................... (sleep)for 12 hours when he woke us up.
12. They …………………...………. (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
13. We ………………………………….. (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.
14. I ………………………………….. (not/walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
15. How long ……………………………… (learn /she) English before she went to London?
16. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he ……………………………….. (sing) in the rain too long.
17. He ……………………………… (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
18. They were very tired in the evening because they ……………………… (help) on the farm all day.
19. I …………………………………………… (not/work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
20. They………………………………………… (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

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Answer 1

Resposta:

1. John ....HAD BEEN WAITING..... (wait) for us.

2. What ....HAD SHE BEEN READING....... (she / read)?

3. The ducks ........HAD BEEN SWIMMING..... (swim) .

4. We ......HAD NOT BEEN DRINKING.... (not drink) much.

5. (it / snow) .........HAD IT BEEN SNOWING.......... all night?

6. (the baby / cry) .........HAD THE BABY BEEN.......... crying?

7. The girls .........HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING........ (not run).

8. I .......HAD BEEN LOOKING........ (look) for you.

9. They ......HAD NOT BEEN WATCHING...... (not watch) TV.

10. Why .........HAD THEY BEEN LAUGHING....... (he / laugh)?

11. We ........HAD BEEN SLEEPING............ (sleep)for 12 hours when he woke us up.

12. They ……HAD BEEN WAITING……. (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

13. We ……HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR….. (look for) her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

14. I ……HAD NOT BEEN WALKING….. (not/walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

15. How long ……HAD SHE BEEN LEARNING…… (learn /she) English before she went to London?

16. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he ……HAD BEEN SINGING…….. (sing) in the rain too long.

17. He ...HAD BEEN DRIVING… (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

18. They were very tired in the evening because they …HAD BEEN HELPING…(help) on the farm all day.

19. I …HAD NOT BEEN WORKING… (not/work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

20. They……HAD BEEN CYCLING… (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

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