1) Anne ___________ the door a hundred times by the time the teacher asked what was happening a) opened b) had opened c) had opening 2) Anne and Majo _______________ Macarena for 30 minutes because they said "because" when the teacher had to interrupt them a) had danced b) was dancing c) were dancing d) had been dancing e) danced 3) Nicolas' phone ______________ in class by the time someone heard it a) rang b) rung c) had been ringing  d) had been rung 4) By the time Guilherme's students arrived, he _________ for long hours a) had been waiting b) had waited c) waited d) waiting 5) By the time her mom got home, Sonia ....... her homework. a) had been finishing b) had finished 6) By the time Amanda finished her work, her coworkers ........ a) had left b) had been leaving 7) By the time we arrived at the movie theater, the movie ....... for 30 minutes. a) had been playing b) had played 8) By the time I got into college, my best friend ....... at the university for two years. a) had been studying b) had studied 9) By the time Sandra was hired at this company, Lisa ....... here for five years. a) had been working b) had worked 10) By the time the waiter came to take our order, we ........ a) had left b) had been leaving 11) By the time the firefighters arrived, the house ....... a) had been burning down b) had burnt down 12) By the time I came home from work, my children ....... for three hours. a) had slept b) had been sleeping 13) By the time I arrived at the shop, the owner ....... it. a) had been closing b) had closed it

Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous

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