Question

Continuous - Positive Exercise 2 Write sentences from the words in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Continuous. Example: They were cold. (They/ski/ for 3 hours) Answer: They had been skling for 3 hours. 1. Andrew was tired when he got home. (He 7 drive / for 5 hours) 2. When we saw James, he looked upset. (He/ try to find his wallet/ since morning) 3. When I got home, Amelia was relaxed. (She/read her favorite book / since I left) 4. I was rather annoyed. (1/wait for Emma / for an hour) 5. We were stressed. (We / solve the task / since afternoon) 6. Emily had a headache. (She/ work on her computer / for hours) 7. The children were happy. (They/ play in the yard / since morning) 8. Matthew got a new job. (He/search for a new job / since May) 9. Dinner was ready. (We/cook/since 4 pm)

Answer 1

1. Andrew had been driving for 5 hours.

2. James had been trying to find his wallet since morning when we saw him.

3. Amelia had been reading her favorite book since I left and was relaxed when I got home.

4. I had been waiting for Emma for an hour and was rather annoyed.

5. We had been trying to solve the task since afternoon and were stressed.

6. Emily had a headache because she had been working on her computer for hours.

7. The children had been playing in the yard since morning and were happy.

8. Matthew had been searching for a new job since May when he got a new one.

9. We had been cooking since 4 pm and dinner was ready.

Answer 2

1. Andrew was tired when he got home. (He had been driving for 5 hours.)
2. When we saw James, he looked upset. (He had been trying to find his wallet since morning.)
3. When I got home, Amelia was relaxed. (She had been reading her favorite book since I left.)
4. I was rather annoyed. (I had been waiting for Emma for an hour.)
5. We were stressed. (We had been trying to solve the task since afternoon.)
6. Emily had a headache. (She had been working on her computer for hours.)
7. The children were happy. (They had been playing in the yard since morning.)
8. Matthew got a new job. (He had been searching for a new job since May.)
9. Dinner was ready. (We had been cooking since 4 pm.)