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Past Perfect Continuous: Open the Brackets
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Date:
Complete with the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous
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When Peter got up, Mrs Hardyfor two hours. (bake)
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By 3 o’clock, shesix cakes for the school fete. (bake)
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Harry and his dadall afternoon. (paint)
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By the end of the day, theythe garage and the kitchen. (paint)
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Wesince 7 a.m. and we needed to have a break. (drive)
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By the time we stopped at a service area, we140 miles. (drive)
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Ifor a new flat for three months. (look)
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Iat twenty flats before I found one I liked. (look)
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The match finished at 5.30. Theyfor two hours. (play)
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By the end of the season, Josephin fifteen matches. (play)
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By 10 p.m., Ithree chapters of my English book. (read)
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Isince 7 p.m. (read)
Answer key
- had been baking
- had baked
- had been painting
- had painted
- had been driving
- had driven
- had been looking
- had looked
- had been playing
- had played
- had read
- had been reading
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