Narrative tenses - past perfect continuous

Tim's suitcase was really heavy because he ... all of his camera equipment.

• had packed

• had been packing

Jess was fed up because she ... for three hours for her flight to board.

• had waited

• had been waiting

My parents __ before, and so the were very nervous when we __ at Heathrow Airport to take our flight to Rome.

• had never flown, arrived

• never flew, arrived

• had never flown, had arrived

I was looking for them everywhere until it occured to me that they __ (already/check in) and they __ (wait) for me in the departure lounge.

• already checked in, waited

• already checked in, were waiting

• had already checked in, had been waiting

• had already checked in, were waiting

The kids were bored because we __ in line at check-in for over an hours.

• had stood

• had been standing

I __ in departures for 20 minutes when I realized my flight was already boarding.

• had been sitting

• had sat

My flight arrived late because it __ on time.

• hadn't taken off

• hadn't been taking off

After I __ my luggage, I took a taxi to my hotel.

• had picked up

• had been picking up

When I was having lunch with my family at home, my father __ me about the film.

• asked

• had asked

• was asking