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Past Perfect Continuous — Yes/‌No question — Exercise 2

Fill in the verbs in brackets to make Yes/‌No questions. Use the Past Perfect Continuous.
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the dog
the cat for a long time before the cat climbed a tree? (chase)
Had the dog been chasing the cat for a long time before the cat climbed a tree?
  1. 1.
    your father
    there before you were born? (work)
  2. 2.
    the wind
    for long before the tree in your garden fell? (blow)
  3. 3.
    the building
    gradually
    before the workers noticed the problem? (collapse)
  4. 4.
    your friend
    that video game for a long time before you came? (play)
  5. 5.
    your brother
    for some time before the bell rang? (sleep)
  6. 6.
    the people
    strawberries in the field for three hours before it started to rain? (pick)
  7. 7.
    you
    your project for many hours by the time I arrived and helped you? (do)
  8. 8.
    the eggs
    for 5 minutes by the time I switched off the cooker? (boil)
  9. 9.
    Bob
    for two hours before it got dark? (run)
  10. 10.
    the teacher
    that rule for some time before you started asking him questions? (explain)
  11. 11.
    the scientist
    that matter for many years before he found the solution? (research)
  12. 12.
    the children
    their ball for some time before they finally found it? (look for)
  13. 13.
    the girl
    music since her parents left home? (listen to)
  14. 14.
    you
    emails for two hours before I came? (send)
  15. 15.
    Susan
    in the park for an hour before she got tired? (walk)
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