MS3 MGL Unit 22 Past Perfect Continuous

So I turned / had turned on my heels and walked out of the shop in disgust.

• turned

• had turned

Many voters were turned away from the voting stations although they had queued / queued for hours to cast their vote.

• had queued

• queued

The mechanics had been taking / had taken the engine apart several times before they were able to locate the source of the mysterious rattle.

• had been taking

• had taken

By 1280 Genghis Khan had conquered / had been conquering the whole of China.

• had conquered

• had been conquering

She was surprised to find the fridge empty; the children had eaten / had been eating everything!

• had eaten

• had been eating

Our lead actor turned up and he was word perfect; apparently he was practising / had been practising his lines all day.

• was practising

• had been practising

The children wanted to invite their friends to the circus, but their father had booked / had been booking tickets for just the family.

• had booked

• had been booking

Debbie couldn't understand why her computer crashed; it had been working / was working perfectly for as long as she could remember.

• had been working

• was working

My niece's accident was rather a setback because she hoped / had hoped to pursue a career as a tennis player.

• hoped

• had hoped

Mrs Lawson arrived at casualty in quite a state; she suffered / had been suffering from severe stomach pains for hours.

• had suffered

• had been suffering