1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film ______________________ . a) had started b) had been starting 2) I ______________________ to open the jar for 5 minutes. My friend opened it instantly. a) had tried b) had been trying 3) She ______________________ in China so she spoke Mandarin fluently. a) had lived b) had been living 4) The teacher ______________________ with students all afternoon, and was feeling tired. a) had met b) had been meeting 5) I was still in my painting clothes because I ______________________ painting the last wall in the kitchen. a) had finished b) had been finishing 6) After they ______________________ the shellfish, they began to feel sick. a) had eaten b) had been eating 7) Julie didn't arrive until I ______________________ . a) had left b) had been leaving 8) I ______________________ to the supermarket, but I turned back because I forgot my wallet. a) had gone b) had been going 9) When we ______________________ dinner, we went out. a) had finished b) had been finishing 10) I ______________________ for 30 minutes when the bus finally arrived. a) had waited b) had been waiting 11) The garden was dead because it ______________________ dry all summer. a) had been b) had been being 12) He ______________________ her somewhere before. a) had met b) had been meeting 13) We were late for the plane because we ______________________ our passports. a) had forgotten b) had been forgetting 14) I ______________________ lunch, but I put my burger down to answer the phone. a) had eaten b) had been eating 15) She told me she ______________________ a lot before the exam. a) had studied b) had been studying 16) When I went to bed, I ______________________ a shower. a) had already taken b) had already been taking 17) I ______________________ a shower, and hadn't heard the phone. a) had taken b) had been taking 18) I fell down after I __________________ too fast. a) had run b) had been running 19) Lucy took the quiz on Monday because he _________________ in the classroom on Friday. a) hadn't been b) hadn't been being 20) They hadn't improved their English speaking skills because they _________________ their mother tongue all day. a) had spoken b) had been speaking

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