Question

2 Choose the correct verb for each sentence and write it in the past perfect continuous. walk/ climb/ wait /not pay/ try.
1 I arrived late. They for two hours.
2 They for half an hour before they realised they'd left the picnic at the hotel.
3 Our teacher got very impatient with Talgat because he attention at all that day.
4 We to get tickets all afternoon, but the match was sold out by noon.
5 They looked exhausted when I saw them at the top. How long they ? ​

Answer 1

1 I arrived late. They HAD BEEN WAITING for two hours.

2 They HAD BEEN WALKING for half an hour before they realised they'd left the picnic at the hotel.

3 Our teacher got very impatient with Talgat because he HADN'T BEEN PAYING attention at all that day.

4 We HAD BEEN TRYING to get tickets all afternoon, but the match was sold out by noon.

5 They looked exhausted when I saw them at the top. How long HAD they BEEN CLIMBING?