Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect
Continuous.
Example: We _____________ along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift. (to walk) – We had been walking along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.
When I arrived, everyone _____________ round the table with their mouths full. They _____________. (to sit, to eat) – When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They were eating. (to sit, to eat)
1. When I asked Carlos if he wanted to go out, he said he couldn't because he _____________ an assignment. (to finish)
2. Scarlet came into the room panting. She _____________ round the park. (to jog)
3. Scarlet wasn't in. She _____________ around the park. (to jog)
4. I _____________ a bath when I suddenly had a great idea. (to have)
5. He told me he ______ seriously _____________ about finding another job soon. (to think)
6. He _________________ about finding a new job for about a year before he finally got round to it. He’s happy now. (to think)
7. It was obvious from her outrageous behaviour that she _____________. (to drink)
8. I _____________ a latte in the Café New York, when I saw a famous actor walk past the window. (to drink)
Ответы
Had been jogging
Was jogging
Was having
Had .. To think
Was thinking
Was drinking
Was drinking