Question

Complete the conversation. Put in the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs.
Rachel: How was your job interview?
Vicky: Awtul. felt terribly nervous. ( I'd been worrying / worry) about it all week, And I was
tired because (1)
before. (2)
(I / work) on my project the night
(I / not look) forward to the interview at all.
Rachel: So what happened?
Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because
(3)
said. (4)
(she / deal) with an unexpected problem, she
(1 / wait) ages, and I'd got even more nervous.
Rachel: How did the interview go?
Vicky: Well, I tried to sound confident, (5)
(1 / read) book

Answer 1

1. I had been working

2. I hadn't been looking

3. she had been dealing

4.I had been waiting

5. I had been reading

Past Perfect Continuous образуется при помощи глагола to be в перфектной форме had been и причастия настоящего времени («ing-овой» формы) смыслового глагола. (HAD BEEN +глаг+ING)