1) Did you have a good time last night? a) Yes! We had been dancing for hours when we realized what time it was! b) Yes! We had danced for hours when we realized what time it was! c) Yes! We were dancing for hours when we realized what time it was! 2) Were you expecting James and Paul to stay for dinner? a) No, but I had prepared a lot of food, so it didn't matter. b) No, but I had been preparing a lot of food, so it didn't matter. c) No, but I was preparing a lot of food, so it didn't matter. 3) Tony has been singing for years, hasn't he? a) Yes. He made his first record by the time he was sixteen. b) Yes. He had already made his first record by the time he was sixteen. c) Yes. He had been making his first record by the time he was sixteen. 4) There was a power cut last night. a) Yes, I had been doing some paperwork when the lights went out. b) Yes, I was doing some paperwork when the lights went out. c) Yes, I had done some paperwork when the lights went out. 5) Did you stay up late last night? a) No. I had been working all day, so I went to bed early. b) No. I was working all day, so I went to bed early. c) No. I had worked all day, so I went to bed early. 6) Kim looked exhausted this morning. a) I know. She studied all night long. b) I know. She had studied all night long. c) I know. She had been studying all night long. 7) So what happened? a) We had walked through the woods when we heard a gunshot. b) We had been walking through the woods when we heard a gunshot. c) We were walking through the woods when we heard a gunshot. 8) Why were your clothes so dirty yesterday? a) Because I had painted my house all afternoon. b) Because I had been painting my house all afternoon. c) Because I painted my house all afternoon.

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