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1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
Ben wanted to sit down as she ... (stand) at work all day long.
She ... (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the winter.
The rain stopped but there were lots of puddles because it ... (rain) cats and dogs.
Ann and Pete …(chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.
We ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived.
She ... (eat up) the muffins by lunchtime.
His sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning.
We knew that our parents ... (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.
She... (loose) much weight by the end of the summer.
Mr Green understood the problems of his agency because he ... (work) for it since 2000.
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1. Ben wanted to sit down as she HAD BERN SRANDING at work all day long.
2. She HAD LEARNT/LEARNED “Eugene Onegin” by the winter.
3. The rain stopped but there were lots of puddles because it HAD BEEN RAINING cats and dogs.
4. Ann and Pete HAD BEEN CHATTING via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.
5. We HAD DECORATED the New Year tree before the children arrived.
6. She HAD EATEN UP the muffins by lunchtime.
7 His sister HAD BEEN DOING the laundry since early morning.
8. We knew that our parents HAD BEEN GROWING melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.
9. She HAD LOST much weight by the end of the summer.
10. Mr Green understood the problems of his agency because he HAD BEEN WORKING for it since...