Past Perfect - Past Perfect Continuous

1. The phone __________________ for ages before she answered it.

By the time the storm was over, the river ______________ the village.

Tony was surprised that the storm _____________ him.

The people were very angry because they ____________
such high taxes for years.

The girls ________________ Ancient Greek art for two terms.

Michael __________________ the whole pizza before I got home.

Emma _____________________ the New Year’s Eve party since November.

I __________________ my classmates since we finished school.

The roads were really dangerous as it _________________
all day.

Billie Piper _________________ the part of Rose for several years before she decided to change.

Darren ________________ a top job by the time he was 20 years old.

I ___________________ all morning before I got through to the secretary.

He apologised because he ______________ the meeting.

By the time he retired, Mr Harris ______________ 10,000 people how to drive.

The Internet around for very long before it became popular.