Question

Imagine the situation. Complete the sentences.
Use one of the verbs from the list.
* paint * wait for * play * work * cry * walk

1 Her eyes wese red because she ................
-> had been crying
2 She was all wet because she ....................
........................
3 He was exhausted because she .................
........................
4 She was very tured because he .................
........................
5 He was tired because he ........................
........................
6 Her clothes were dirty because she ............
........................



Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1 Richard -> had just eaten (just/eat) when we came home.
2 ....................................(they/paint) yhe house all day yesterday?
3 Sylvia and Tom ............................... (plan) their holiday for three months.
4 Joanna ........................... (work) here for ten years before she quit.
5 The secretary .......................... (not/write) all the letters by noon.
6 How long ................................... (you/live) in Canada before you moved to France?



Past perfect vs past perfect continuous

Answer 1

2. had been walking on the rain
3. had been working all day without any break
4. had been playing with her little sister
5. had been waiting for his girlfriend 2 hours
6. had been paiting her living room

2. Have they painted
3. have been planning
4. has worked
5. hasn't been writing
6. have you lived

Answer 2

1)
2. had been walking on the rain.
3. had been working all day without any break.
4. had been playing with her little sister.
5. had been waiting for his girlfriend 2 hours.
6. had been paiting her living room.

2)
2. Have they painted.
3. have been planning.
4. has worked.
5. hasn't been writing.
6. have you lived.

Answer 3

2 She was all wet because she had been walking on the rain.
3 He was exhausted because she had been working all day without any break.
4 She was very tured because he had been playing with her little sister.
5 He was tired because he had been waiting for his girlfriend 2 hours.
6 Her clothes were dirty because she had been paiting her living room.

Have they painted they house all day yesterday?
Sylvia and Tom have been planning their holiday for three months.
Joanna has worked here for ten years before she quit.
The secretary hasn't been writing all the letters by noon.
How long have you lived in Canada before you moved to France?