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Past perfect continuous

Supply the correct from for the verbs in brackets.

1. He … (kiss) his wife, (wave) to the children and … (go) away to the city.
2. When they … (hear) I (leave) they both … (come) running out.
3. It all … (happen) a long time ago.
4. The wind … (blow) the clouds away and the sun … (shine).
5. When I … (return) home after ten years everything completely … (change).
6. With the way the man … (fix) her hair Emily … (look) different.
7. They … (drive) around for two hours. Emily … (not / understand) the purpose of such idle wandering.
8. He … (claim) that he … (find) the money in the street.
9. He … ( wait) angrily on Sunday morning when he … (see) Jack.
10. The neighbours … (mention) that the dog … (attack) its mistress more than once.
11. The rain … (pour) all night, the morning … (be) wet and gloomy.
12. Since then he … (live) with his daughter’s family.
13. The train … (pull) out of the station when I … (appear) on the platform.
14. My partner … (answer) that he … (cross) the Channel before.
15. Hardly she … (finish) cleaning the room when somebody … (knock) at the door.
16. After I … (work) for three hours I … (stop) to have lunch.
17. When we … (get) home we … (find) that someone … (steal) my bicycle.
18. How long you … (wait) when the bus finally … (come)?
19. She … (pour out) tea after her husband … (take) the cake from the oven.
20. The man … (breathe) heavily. He … (run) all the way from the house.

He kisses his wife, waves his hand to the children and ... leaves for the city.

When they hear me leave, they both come and run.

All this happened a long time ago.

The wind will blow away the clouds and the sun is shining.

When I return home after ten years, everything changes completely.

With the way the man straightens her hair, Emily looks different.

They drive for two hours. Emily does not understand the purpose of such an idle wandering.

He claims that he finds money on the street.

He waits angrily on Sunday morning when he sees Jack.

Neighbors mention that the dog attacks its owner more than once.

It rains all night, the morning will be wet and gloomy.

Since then he has lived with his daughter's family.

The train leaves the station when I appear on the platform.

My partner replies that he has crossed the English Channel before.

She has hardly finished cleaning the room when someone knocks on the door.

After I have worked for three hours, I stop for lunch.

When we get home, we find someone stealing my bike.

How long did you wait for the bus to finally arrive?

She pours the tea after her husband takes the cake out of the oven.

The man is breathing heavily. He runs away from home.