Question

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the Past Perfect Continuous of the phrases from the box.
rain for a week
train for months
not work hard enough
not listen carefully
wait for an hour
1 He lost his job because he ...
2 The town was flooded because it ...
3 They were furious when she arrived because they ...
4 I didn't understand what to do because I ...
5 We won the match because we

Answer 1

1 He lost his job because he HADN'T BEEN WORKING ENOUGH.

2 The town was flooded because it HAD BEEN RAINING FOR A WEEK.

3 They were furious when she arrived because they HAD BEEN WAITING FOR AN HOUR.

4 I didn't understand what to do because I HADN'T BEEN LISTENlNG CAREFULLY.

5 We won the match because we HAD BEEN TRAINING FOR MONTHS.

Примечание:

Past Perfect Continuous образуется : had +been+Ving