Forming Past Perfect Continuous Negative (test)
Gap-fill exercise

Fill out all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!

E.g I HADN'T BEEN PLAYING cricket before I turned 15.

1. I TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch) on the door.

2. You TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

3. John TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

4. They TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

5. We TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

6. That man TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

7. He, she, it TV for 2 hours before a postman knocked on the door (not, watch)

 

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