D Underline the correct option. 1 She was surprised to see him at work so early. She had told/had been telling him not to arrive before 9.00.
2 I couldn't believe it when I saw the exam question. It was just what I had been hoping/had hoped for.
3 He'd been coming/had come to the station to pick her up.
4 He wanted to see the dentist, but she had been going/ had gone on holiday.
5 It was great to hear from her. I had been waiting/had waited for her call.
6 She fell over and hit her head. She didn't know how she had been doing/had done it.
7 The children were very dirty. They had been playing/ had played in the woods.
8 I hadn't been hearing/hadn't heard of Louis de Bernières before I read Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
2. The correct option is "had been hoping" because it shows a continuous action in the past leading up to the moment of seeing the exam question.
3. Both options, "had been coming" and "had come," can be correct depending on the context. If the action of coming to the station was a repeated or continuous action in the past, then "had been coming" is the correct option. If it was a one-time action, then "had come" is the correct option.
4. The correct option is "had gone" because it indicates that the dentist had already left for the holiday before the speaker's desire to see them.
5. The correct option is "had been waiting" because it shows a continuous action in the past leading up to the moment of hearing from her.
6. The correct option is "had done" because it indicates that she doesn't know how she accomplished or performed the action of falling over and hitting her head.
7. The correct option is "had been playing" because it indicates a continuous action in the past leading up to the moment of being dirty.
8. The correct option is "hadn't heard" because it indicates that the speaker hadn't been aware of Louis de Bernières before reading Captain Corelli's Mandolin.