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1. 1.

   Write the highlighted verbs in the past perfect tense to complete these sentences.

   1. Akhil baked a cake after he cook (had cooked) lunch.
   2. Sumitra be sick yesterday.
   3. He was tired, since he not sleep well for weeks.
   4. I couldn't remember the lines of the poem we read the week before.
   5. She use the medicine for weeks, but it didn't help her.
   6. Though they not request us, we went over to help them.
   7. I see him a few times, before I spoke to him.
   8. I ask for a bigger size, but this is what the shop assistant gave me.
2. 2.

   Complete these sentences on your own using the past perfect tense.

   1. I didn't go yesterday, because I had been busy with some work  
   2. He told me that ________________________________________
   3. _________________________________________, but she hadn't.
   4. _____________________________, but he hadn't thought about it.
   5. We didn't go on the trip, __________________________________
   6. Ankit paid a fine, ________________________________________
   7. She bought a jacket _____________________________________
   8. _____________________________________ when Mahita entered.
3. 3.

   Circle the correct forms of the verbs to complete these sentences.

   1. Grandfather has been resting/ had been resting when his friend showed up.
   2. How long had she been learning/has she been learning French before she went to France?
   3. Sunita has been walking/had been walking all day, so her legs hurt.
   4. They have been driving/had been driving for about half an hour, when they hit a road block.
   5. She had been searching/has been searching for the watch and found it in her bed later.
   6. Tanuj has been waiting/had been waiting for forty-five minutes when the school bus finally arrived.
   7. I don't know if they have been buying/had been buying this newspaper.
   8. Aditi was out of breath, since she had been running/has been running.
4. 4.

   Complete these sentences by using the correct verbs from the box in the past perfect continuous tense.

   save	work	look	exercise
   go	practise	talk	use

   1. Nadia     had been practising    for over an hour, when the guitar string broke.
   2. We ______________ to the ice cream shop, when we met our friend.
   3. The electricity bill was huge, since they _______________ the electric stove for cooking.
   4. I ________________ to my cousin when my friends came home.
   5. He _________________ forward to it, but he couldn't make it in the end.
   6. Praneeti _________________ money to buy herself a bicycle, but it still wasn't enough.
   7. She lost weight, because she __________________ regularly.
   8. Swati had a headache, since she ___________________ on the computer yesterday.
5. 5.

   Tick (√) the sentences that are correct. Correct the incorrect ones on the next page.

   1. Ajmal told us that he is working late in the office that night.
   2. Someone had been posting anonymous comments on my article.
   3. I had gone to the same gym for many years, until I realised that their charges were too high.
   4. The refrigerator is working after the mechanic repaired it.
   5. The boys had been chasing butterflies all afternoon.
   6. My tooth is aching since Saturday. So, I went to the dentist.
   7. Sharif was waiting to see you, until I told him you won't be back s0on.
   8. It had been raining non-stop all night.

    

   1. Ajmal told us that he had been working late in the office that night.
   2.  
6. 6.

   Complete this conversation by using the verbs in brackets in the past perfect or the past perfect continuous tenses.

   1. Anand: Deepak    had planned    (plan) to ask the coach to give him a chance to play for the team this year.
   2. Sanjay: He told me that he _____________ (work) hard when I last saw him.
   3. Anand: Deepak ________________ (be) nervous about talking to the coach. That's why he _______________ (put) it off.
   4. Sanjay: So what happened? Did he speak to the coach at all?
   5. Anand: Yes, he did. He was told that the coach _______________ (plan) to reorganise the team for a while. He ______________ (consider) including Anand, but _______________ (decided) against it, since he wanted some fresh talent.
   6. Sanjay: Oh, that's bad! How did Deepak take it?
   7. Anand: Well, Deepak _________________ (hope) to make it to the team this year. And understandably, he was quite disappointed.