Question

Ex. 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past
Continuous.
1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours (to have) a party. 2. We talked about what we (to do) since we left school. 3. I was sad when I sold my car. I (to have) it for a very long time. 4. Nick said that he (to write) all day. 5. The sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It (to rain). 6. James was out of breath.
He (to run). 7. We (to play) tennis for half an hour when it started to rain. 8. You (to wait for an hour before the taxi came.

Answer 1

1. It was very noisy next door. Our neighbors were having a party.

2. We talked about what we had been doing since we left school.

3. I was sad when I sold my car. I had had it for a very long time.

4. Nick said that he had been writing all day.

5. The sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It had been raining.

6. James was out of breath. He had been running.

7. We had been playing tennis for half an hour when it started to rain.

8. You had been waiting for an hour before the taxi came.