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In some cases, the past perfect continuous is simply an informal, less forceful sounding alternative to the past
perfect.
For example: Mom said she had been speaking to the principal about progress.

B. Complete the sentences using the past perfect form of the verbs given in the brackets: A3 CLT EPS
0 1. Two separate families _____________ (adopt ) Ritu Gupta and Kanika Sharma before the

twins were three days old.
0 2. When they met, they were fascinated by their similarities. For example, they
_____________ (live ) near each other before the Sharmas moved away.

0 3. As children, both Ritu and Kanika _____________ go
( ) to the same summer camp.
0 4. Ritu _____________ (not / go) to college, and Kanika _____________ (not / attend ) college,
either.

0 5. Both _____________ (marry ) for the first time by the age of 24.
0 6. Ritu _____________ (get ) divorced and _____________ (remarry ). Kanika _____________
(not / get ) divorced and was still married.

0 7. Both Ritu and Kanika were allergic to cats and dogs and never _____________ (own ) pets.

0 8. Both _____________ (give ) the same name – Shrey – to their sons.

0 9. Both previously _____________ (work ) in the hospitality industry.
10. Ritu ____________ (work ) as a hotel manager. However, Kanika ____________ (not / work )
in hotels; she _____________ (be ) a call center manager.

C. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the past tense: A1 CLT EPS
0 1. When I _____________ (finish ) my exam, I _____________ (check ) my answers for
mistakes.

0 2. It _____________ (be ) a good story, but I _____________ (hear ) it before.

0 3. I _____________ (eat ) noisily for a few hours before my friend went away.
0 4. They _____________ (eat ) everything when I _____________ (arrive ) at the party.

0 5. By the time we _____________ (get ) to the theatre we _____________ (miss ) the start of
the movie.

0 6. We didn’t know where to go because we _____________ . (not, listen )

0 7. Before the accident, he _____________ . (drink )
0 8. They _____________ (play ) music at full volume for three hours.

0 9. We _____________ (jump ) on our parents’ bed for a few hours.
10. They _____________ (try ) on Mary’s clothes for a few hours.

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