Affirmative - Past Perfect Continuous - Exercícios de English

1) We about politics for hours before we agreed to change the topic. (to argue)

2) The dancers the routine for weeks before the performance. (to rehearse)

3) The bird outside my window for hours before it flew away. (to chirp)

4) Before Tracy became a chef, she with different cuisines for years. (to experiment)

5) My parents their house for months before it was finally ready to move. (to renovate)

6) Jackie and Tanya all night for the exam. (to study)

7) Peter in his spare time for years before he held his first exhibition. (to sculpt)

8) Josh with the math problem for hours before he finally solved it. (to struggle)

9) Paul all morning before he caught a big trout. (to fish)

10) Chris snacks and drinks for the party before the guests arrived. (to prepare)

11) The caterers food for the event since early morning. (to prepare)

12) I patiently for her response for days before I received a reply. (to wait)

13) The garden with flowers all summer before the first frost arrived. (to bloom)

14) Before she had children, she her career as a lawyer for years. (to pursue)

15) Virginia at the local shelter for years before she became its director. (to volunteer)

16) Carrie in the corporate world for many years before she started her own business. (to work)

17) Pauline and her family for over an hour before Anita finally arrived. (to wait)

18) By the time Carmen retired, she the company for over two decades. (to manage)

19) The firefighters the blaze for hours before they manage to extinguish it. (to battle)

20) By the time they had grandchildren, they in the same house for over fifty years. ( to live)

21) Mrs. Brown English literature for years before she decided to retire. (to teach)

22) Jimmy money for months before he could afford to go on vacation. (to save)

23) Before Lillie became a professor, she in his field for over a decade. (to research)

24) Tara and Mike around the world for several years before they got married. (to travel)

25) The artist the masterpiece for years before it was finally exhibited. (to paint)

26) Lisa on her thesis for months before she defended it. (to work)

27) Antonio all night before he reached his destination. (to drive)

28) The children in the backyard for hours before they came inside for dinner. (to play)

29) Sophia a sweater for weeks before she finished it. (to knit)

30) The snow all day before it finally stopped in the evening. (to fall)

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