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Past Perfect Continuous: Open the Brackets

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Complete with the past perfect simple or the past perfect continuous

  1. When Peter got up, Mrs Hardyfor two hours. (bake)
  2. By 3 o’clock, shesix cakes for the school fete. (bake)
  3. Harry and his dadall afternoon. (paint)
  4. By the end of the day, theythe garage and the kitchen. (paint)
  5. Wesince 7 a.m. and we needed to have a break. (drive)
  6. By the time we stopped at a service area, we140 miles. (drive)
  7. Ifor a new flat for three months. (look)
  8. Iat twenty flats before I found one I liked. (look)
  9. The match finished at 5.30. Theyfor two hours. (play)
  10. By the end of the season, Josephin fifteen matches. (play)
  11. By 10 p.m., Ithree chapters of my English book. (read)
  12. Isince 7 p.m. (read)
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