Past Perfect Continuous

David ___________________ (complete) his assignment when he sent it to his teacher.

• had completed

• had been completing

Michael _________________ (pay) for the groceries by the time he left the store.

• had paid

• had been paying

Daniel _____________________ (train) for 2 hours when he felt some pain in his arm.

• had trained

• had been training

Chris ___________________ (study) in the library for thirty minutes when he received a message from his Mum.

• had studied

• had been studying

Dennis had been using his tablet before the teacher _________________ to the classroom.

• had been coming back

• came back

• had come back

Before Michael won the lottery, he ____________________ the bus to work.

• had been taking

• had taken

Before Andrew moved into his mansion, he ____________________ in a small flat.

• had lived

• had been living

Before Luke started eating gourmet food, he (a)   (eat) every week at MacDonalds.

Before Richard won the lottery and boughts lots of designer wear, he (a)   (wear) cheap sunglasses and old clothes.

Before he changed careers to become a doctor, Nigel (a)   (work) as an accountant for more than 10 years.