Question

Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
1) Yesterday Tim wanted to lie down as he ... (stand) at work for six hours.
2) The storm stopped but there were a lot of puddles because it ... (rain) all day long.
3) Sara and Tom ... (chat) with WhatsApp for two hours when the connection broke.
4) Yesterday evening grandma ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived.
5) Bob ... (eat) all cakes by lunchtime.
6) My mother ... (do) the laundry since early morning last Sunday.
7) His grandparents ... (grow) plums in their greenhouse since they bought the house.
8) She ... (loose) much weight by the end of summer.
9) Kate understood the problems of her company because she ... (work) for it since 2011.
10) By the time the sun went down our family ...(pass) more than 500 km over the Atlantic Ocean.
11) My brother … (practise) for three months before that concert last spring.
12) When Jane returned we … (watch) that TV show for a quarter of an hour already.

Answer 1

1. Had been standing
2. Had been raining
3. Had been chatting
4. Had decorated
5. Had eaten
6. Had been doing
7. Had been growing
8. Had lost
9. Had been working
10. Had passed
11. Had been practicing
12. Had been watching