Question

Put the verb into the correct form, the Past Perfect Continuous or the Past Continuous. Examples: Their swimming suits were wet. - They had been swimming. She was in the swimming pool. - She was swimming. 1. The boy was leaning against the tree, out of breath. He _______ (run) very fast. 2. He came into kitchen. His parents stopped talking. They _________ (talk) about him. 3. She came into the room. Her husband was at his desk. He___________ (write). 4. When the newly weds arrived at the restaurant, their guests _________ (wait) for them. They felt rather hungry because they ___________ (wait) for a long time. 5. Julia ________ (stand) at the bus stop for twenty minutes when I’ve drove up and got out of the car.

Answer 1

1. The boy was leaning against the tree, out of breath. He (had been running) very fast.

2. He came into kitchen. His parents stopped talking. They (had been talking) about him.

3. She came into the room. Her husband was at his desk. He (was writing).

4. When the newly weds arrived at the restaurant, their guests (were wait) for them. They felt rather hungry because they (had been waiting) for a long time.

5. Julia (had been standing) at the bus stop for twenty minutes when I drove up and got out of the car.

Answer 2

1. The boy was leaning against the tree, out of breath. He had been running very fast.
2. He came into the kitchen. His parents stopped talking. They had been talking about him.
3. She came into the room. Her husband was at his desk. He had been writing.
4. When the newlyweds arrived at the restaurant, their guests were waiting for them. They felt rather hungry because they had been waiting for a long time.
5. Julia had been standing at the bus stop for twenty minutes when I drove up and got out of the car.