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1. I knew the facts of the case because I had (read/been reading) the report.
2. My eyes ached because I had (read/been reading) for three hours.
3. The children were dirty. They had (played/been playing) in the garden, and they were covered in mud.
4. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I had never (played/been playing) before.
5. Donald was very angry. He had (worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning, and no one had offered to help him.
6. The roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night.
7. He was broke. He had (spent/been spending) all his money.
8. His hands were covered in oil because he had (tried/ been trying) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start.
9. I got to the meeting very late and everyone was waiting for me to start; the chairman told me they had (waited/ been waiting) for a whole hour.
10. When I arrived at the party, Mary had already (left/ been leaving).
11. We were good friends. We had (known/been knowing) each other for a long time.
12. They had (climbed/been climbing) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain.
13. I had (felt/been feeling) sleepy all day so I went to bed early.
14. Ken gave up smoking two years ago. He had (smoked/ been smoking) for 30 years.
15. Ann had just (got/been getting) home when I phoned.
16. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had (travelled/been travelling) for more than 24 hours.
17. I was sad when I sold my car. I had (had/been having) it for a very long time.
18. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had (run/been running).
19. In the evening I was very tired because I had (cleaned/ been cleaning) my house since morning.
20. The house was dirty. They had not (cleaned/been cleaning) it for weeks.
Test 31. Future Perfect Simple or Continuous? Choose the correct verb form.
1. We are late. The film will already have (started/been starting) by the time we get to the cinema.
2. We will have (flied/been flying) non-stop for seven hours before we get to New York.
3. By the end of this year he will have (acted/been acting) for thirty years.
4. Next year John and Ann will have (been/been being) married for 25 years.
5. Mr. Jacobs will have (worked/been working) on this project for 3 years next month.
6. Yes, I make jam every week. I’ll have (made/been making) about 200 kilos by the end of the summer.
7. Ann always leaves for work at 8.30 in the morning. So she won’t be at home at 9 o’clock. She will have (gone/ been going) to work.
8. I hope they will have (repaired/been repairing) this road by the time we come back next summer.
9. His telephone is out of order. He is still repairing it. Tomorrow he will have (repaired/been repairing) his telephone for a week.
10. He spends all his time planting trees. He says that by the end of next year he will have (planted/been planting) 2,000.
11. We’d better wait till 14 December. David will have (had/been having) his exam by then, so he’ll be able to join us. 12. I am expecting an important letter and I think it will have (arrived/been arriving) by Thursday.
13. Jane will have (learnt/been learning) English for 5 years this summer.
14. By the end of the month he will have (climbed/been climbing) mountains for twenty years.
15. By the end of the month he will have (climbed/been climbing) 50 mountains.
16. Today is Tuesday. Rosie says she will have (finished/ been finishing) her composition by Saturday.
17. When Frank comes home, his mother will have already (cooked/been cooking) dinner.
18. By 6 o’clock Ted will have (played/been playing) football for 5 hours!
19. Wake me up by 9 o’clock! I’ll have (slept/been sleeping) long enough by then.
20. At the end of this term I will have (taught/been teaching) for six years.
