Exercise 5. Join each idea in A with an idea from B.Make sentences using the past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Example: 1 felt very cold because I had been standing outside for over two hours.

1. I felt very cold because

2. I (play) tennis so

3. The children's hair was wet because

4. I (not |feel) well for weeks before

5. They (travel)all day so

6. They (drive)for about half an hour when they

realized they were lost

they were very tired I finally went to see the doctor

I (stand)outside for over two hours they (swim)in the sea

I was feeling hot and sticky

Exercise 6. Complete the conversation. Put in the past perfect continuous of the verbs.

Rachel: How was your job interview?

Vicky: Awful. I felt terribly nervous. (►) I'd been worrying(I / worry) about it all week. And I was tired because (1)……………………………………….. (I / work) on my project the night before. (2) …………………….(I / not look) forward to the interview at all.

Rachel: So what happened?

Vicky: The woman interviewing me was half an hour late because(3) …………….. (she / deal) with an unexpected problem, she said. (4) (I / wait) ages, and I'd got even more nervous.

Rachel: How did the interview go?

Vicky: Well, I tried to sound confident. (5) ………………….. (I / read) a book that said that's what you have to do in job interviews. But I don't know if I gave the right answers.

Exercise 7. Put in the correct form of the verbs.

Example: Tom could hear shouts from the flat next door. His neighbours were arguing (argue) again.

1. Emma went into the sitting-room. It was empty, but the television was still on.
Someone................................ (watch) it.

2. I ………................... (play) tennis, so I had a shower. I was annoyed because

I ………………............ (not win) a single game.

3. The walkers finally arrived at their destination. They……….. (walk) all day, and
they certainly needed a rest. They.................. (walk) thirty miles.

4. When I saw Nick last week, he said he........... (stop) smoking. But when I saw

him two days later, he……………………………….. (smoke) a cigarette. He looked rather ashamed.

5. I really must go and see the dentist. One of my teeth ………….. (ache) for weeks.

6. When Melanie arrived at David's place, he …………… . . (lie) on the sofa reading a detective novel. He ……………………….. (buy) it at the second-hand bookshop, and he (read) it for most of the afternoon.

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