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Day 23 - Past Perfect Continuous Tense

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Q. 1
I _______ (try) to fix the car for hours before I finally called for help.
A
had tried
B
tried
C
was trying
D
had been trying
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Q. 2
By the time I finished my coffee, he _______ (wait) for 30 minutes.
A
had been waiting
B
waited
C
had waited
D
was waiting
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Q. 3
I _______ (look) for my keys for 30 minutes when I finally found them.
A
had looked
B
had been looking
C
was looking
D
looked
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Q. 4
He _______ (study) all day, so he was very tired.
A
was studying
B
studied
C
had studied
D
had been studying
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Q. 5
She _______ (work) on the project for two hours when I called her.
A
had been working
B
was working
C
worked
D
had worked
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Q. 6
By the time I reached the station, she _______ (wait) for 20 minutes.
A
was waiting
B
had waited
C
had been waiting
D
waited
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Q. 7
They _______ (work) for hours when the power went out.
A
had been working
B
were working
C
worked
D
had worked
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Q. 8
They _______ (work) on the presentation all week before the meeting.
A
had been working
B
had worked
C
worked
D
were working
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Q. 9
By the time I finished my homework, my friends _______ (wait) for me.
A
waited
B
were waiting
C
had waited
D
had been waiting
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Q. 10
He _______ (study) for hours before he finally understood the concept.
A
studied
B
was studying
C
had studied
D
had been studying
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Q. 11
By the time I reached the airport, they _______ (wait) for me for an hour.
A
had waited
B
waited
C
were waiting
D
had been waiting
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Q. 12
They _______ (talk) about the issue for hours before the manager arrived.
A
talked
B
had been talking
C
were talking
D
had talked
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Q. 13
They _______ (live) in that house for ten years before they moved.
A
had lived
B
lived
C
had been living
D
were living
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Q. 14
By the time I arrived, they _______ (talk) for hours.
A
were talking
B
talked
C
had been talking
D
had talked
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Q. 15
She _______ (work) for two hours when the phone rang.
A
worked
B
was working
C
had been working
D
had worked
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Q. 16
I _______ (look) for my keys when I found them in the drawer.
A
was looking
B
had looked
C
looked
D
had been looking
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Q. 17
She _______ (play) the piano for 10 years when she gave her first concert.
A
had played
B
had been playing
C
was playing
D
played
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Q. 18
They _______ (play) tennis for two hours when it started to rain.
A
played
B
had played
C
were playing
D
had been playing
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Q. 19
I _______ (write) emails all morning before I took a break.
A
was writing
B
had been writing
C
wrote
D
had written
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Q. 20
When we got to the party, they _______ (talk) for an hour.
A
had talked
B
were talking
C
had been talking
D
talked
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Q. 21
She _______ (exercise) for an hour before I called her.
A
exercised
B
had exercised
C
had been exercising
D
was exercising
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Q. 22
We _______ (live) in the city for 10 years before we moved to the countryside.
A
had been living
B
lived
C
had lived
D
were living
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Q. 23
She _______ (run) for 45 minutes when I saw her at the park.
A
had been running
B
ran
C
was running
D
had ran
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Q. 24
I _______ (wait) for you when you called me.
A
had been waiting
B
was waiting
C
waited
D
had waited
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Q. 25
They _______ (play) football all afternoon when it started to rain.
A
played
B
had played
C
were playing
D
had been playing
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Q. 26
I _______ (work) on that project for a long time before I finished it.
A
had worked
B
worked
C
had been working
D
was working
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Q. 27
We _______ (look) for the documents for hours before we found them.
A
had looked
B
looked
C
were looking
D
had been looking
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Q. 28
I _______ (plan) my vacation for weeks when I finally booked the tickets.
A
had been planning
B
had planned
C
planned
D
was planning
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Q. 29
I _______ (wait) for you for an hour when you finally arrived.
A
had been waiting
B
waited
C
had waited
D
was waiting
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Q. 30
By the time she left, I _______ (work) for five hours straight.
A
had worked
B
worked
C
had been working
D
was working
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