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- 1. Multiple Choice
She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.
had teached
had been teached
had been taught
had been teaching
- 2. Multiple Choice
I ___________ (wait) for her for hours before she came.
had been waiting
has been waiting
had been waited
had waited
- 3. Multiple Choice
When I first met Ann, she _____ (work) in Samsung for 15 years.
had been working
have been working
worked
had worked
- 4. Multiple Choice
I was very nervous while holding my speech. I ________ (never stand) in front of so many people.
had never been standing
had been standing never
hadn’t been standing never
hadn’t never been standing
- 5. Multiple Choice
I was really relieved when I found the documents. I _________ (look for) them whole morning.
had looked for
had been looked
had been looked for
had been looking for
- 6. Multiple Choice
Her eyes were red. It was obvious that she _____ (cry).
had cried
have cried
had been crying
cried
- 7. Multiple Choice
Jenny was annoyed. Jim _______ (call) her every night for the whole week!
called
had been calling
has been calling
had called
- 8. Multiple Choice
The doctor asked me how long _______ (have) the symptoms before I came to check it.
had having
had been had
had been have
had been having
- 9. Multiple Choice
We _________ (prepare) him for this race for months before he decided to quit.
had preparing
had prepared
had been prepared
had been preparing
- 10. Multiple Choice
I __________(try) to win your mother’s heart for months before she finally agreed to go out with me.
had been tried
had been trying
had tried
had trying
- 11. Fill in the Blank
How long ______ (learn / she) English before she went to London?
- 12. Fill in the Blank
I ________ (not / work) all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.
- 13. Fill in the Blank
He _________ (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.
- 14. Multiple Choice
And then finally, after he told me everything, I realised what _________ (happen) to him when he was a little boy.
had happening
had been happened
had happened
had been happening
- 15. Multiple Choice
I assumed you ________ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
have been
are being
had been
was been
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