Past Forms 2
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Fill in the gaps using the past perfect continuous form of the verbs below.
look
drive
search
try
play
work
1 They .. had been looking
for a house for ages before
they finally found one they
liked.
2 Jim and Emma were happy.
They
computer games all
afternoon.
3 Chris finally found the
perfect guitar after he
all
morning
4 They
for three hours before they
stopped to look at the map.
5 Kevin was stressed. He
to solve
the Maths problem for over
an hour.
6 Max had a headache
because he
on his computer for hours.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "look" to show that the action of looking for a house started in the past and continued for a period of time before they found one they liked. The past perfect continuous form of "look" is "had been looking".
2 Jim and Emma were happy. They had been playing computer games all afternoon.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "play" to show that Jim and Emma started playing computer games in the past and continued playing for the entire afternoon. The past perfect continuous form of "play" is "had been playing".
3 Chris finally found the perfect guitar after he had been searching all morning.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "search" to show that Chris started searching in the past and continued searching for the entire morning before he found the perfect guitar. The past perfect continuous form of "search" is "had been searching".
4 They had been driving for three hours before they stopped to look at the map.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "drive" to show that they started driving in the past and continued driving for a period of three hours before they stopped to look at the map. The past perfect continuous form of "drive" is "had been driving".
5 Kevin was stressed. He had been trying to solve the Maths problem for over an hour.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "try" to show that Kevin started trying to solve the Maths problem in the past and continued trying for a period of over an hour. The past perfect continuous form of "try" is "had been trying".
6 Max had a headache because he had been working on his computer for hours.
In this sentence, we need to use the past perfect continuous form of the verb "work" to show that Max started working on his computer in the past and continued working for a long period of time before he got a headache. The past perfect continuous form of "work" is "had been working".