1) Andrew ................. (study) for hours and that's why he was exhausted. a) had been studying b) had studied c) was studying d) studied e) were studying 2) I ............... (work) at the company for five years before I got fired. a) had been worked b) had been working c) had worked d) worked e) was working 3) He became ill because he ................. (not / take) his medication for months. a) hadn't taken b) hadn't been taking c) wasn't taking d) didn't take e) didn't took 4) She ................. (sit) in a restaurant when she saw her old friend. a) was sitting b) sat c) had been sitting d) had sat 5) We were playing rugby when one of the players .................... (hurt) his ankle.  a) had hurt b) had been hurting c) was hurting d) hurt e) hurted 6) When I arrived at the office I realised I ................. (forget) to take an important document. a) was forgetting b) had been forgetting c) had forgotten d) forgot e) did forget 7) When Elizabeth was a young girl she ................. (attend) swimming classes once a week.  a) was attending b) had been attending c) had attended d) did attend e) attended 8) The students were sad because they ......................... (not / pass) the test. a) didn't pass b) weren't passing c) had not been passing d) didn't passed e) hadn't passed 9) I had been studying Law for 6 years before I .................... (graduate) from university.  a) graduated b) had been graduating c) had graduated d) was graduating e) had graduate 10) What .................. (you / do) at 9.00 p.m. yesterday evening? I called you many times and you didn't answer.  a) were you doing b) did you do c) had you done d) had you been doing 11) How long ............... (he / work) for the company before she retired? a) had he worked b) did he work c) was he working d) had he been working 12) Hannah ................... (already / learn) to read and write before she started school.  a) had already been learning b) had already learnt c) was already learning d) already learnt 13) Alex ................ (live) in China from 1999 to 2006. a) had lived b) had been living c) lived d) was living e) did live 14) While my mom was sleeping, my dad ................... (watch) TV. a) was watching b) had watched c) had been watching d) watched

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