Past Perfect Continuous

David ___________________ (complete) his assignment when he sent it to his teacher.

• had completed

• had been completing

Michael _________________ (pay) for the groceries by the time he left the store.

• had paid

• had been paying

Daniel _____________________ (train) for 2 hours when he felt some pain in his arm.

• had trained

• had been training

Chris ___________________ (study) in the library for thirty minutes when he received a message from his Mum.

• had studied

• had been studying

Dennis had been using his tablet before the teacher _________________ to the classroom.

• had been coming back

• came back

• had come back

Before Michael won the lottery, he ____________________ the bus to work.

• had been taking

• had taken

Before Andrew moved into his mansion, he ____________________ in a small flat.

• had lived

• had been living

Before Luke started eating gourmet food, he _________________ (eat) every week at MacDonalds.

Before Richard won the lottery and boughts lots of designer wear, he __________________ (wear) cheap sunglasses and old clothes.

Before he changed careers to become a doctor, Nigel ___________________ (work) as an accountant for more than 10 years.