Ex. 47. fill in the gaps with the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. in some sentences either can be used. 1. it (snow) in the night and so the ground was covered with a blanket of snow. 2. rumours (go) round all winter about the real reasons for his resignation. 3. they (live) at riverstone for two months before the fi rst invitation came. 4. tom (drive) all day, so he felt that he needed some rest. 5. the potters (walk) fi ve kilometres by the time they found a suitable place for a permanent shelter. 6. the young couple (save up) all year because they wanted to go on holiday. 7. i (talk) with him twice before i realised who the man was. 8. how long you (wear) glasses before you had an eye operation? 9. morgan fi nally (earn) enough money to start his own business. 10. she admitted she ) sam for a long time. ex. 49. put the verbs in brackets in the past perfect, the past continuous or the past perfect continuous. 1. i (intend) to spend last night at home, but i got a phone call around 7 o’clock from my old buddy chris. 2. when i met susan, she (live) with the wilsons for nearly three months. 3. when alex opened his eyes again, robert (sit) by his side. 4. whoever they (follow) for the past hour was gone. 5. miranda guessed he (not live) in london long. 6. by the time jack arrived at the offi ce, he (have) two long arguments with taxi drivers. 7. just as they (fall) off to sleep the door opened and there was ronnie. 8. she (wear) the uniform for over ten years and she still hated putting it on in the morning. 9. when the phone rang, they (sit) there for over an hour watching television. 10. when we (walk) upstairs for dinner, teddy addressed me. 11. she attacked me with questions about what i (do) all week. 12. by 1968, the war in vietnam (divide) the country and (destroy) president johnson.
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