Exercise 5. Use the Past Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect in the following sentences. 1. Her name was Logan. She (to teach) in the university for seven years.
2. He wanted to find out how long the two men (to stay) with them.
3. We talked about what we (to do) since we left school.
4. The last member of the party was Neville, the film star, whom David (to know) for some
time.
5. The bearded man told him that the partisans (to import) arms for some time now.
6. We told them that in our absence the garden (to be) looked after by an old man who (to
live) in the area since the Boer war.
7. Now they were floating in the little green boat upon the perfectly calm sea in which they
lately (to swim).
8. Jack was half an hour late and he asked what we (to eat) because he wanted to order the
same.
9. Basil said that he (to write) all day and (not to eat) anything.
10. She said she (not to see) him since he was in his first year at the university.
11. Her lack of accent was explained by the fact that she (to be) for twenty years in London.
12. It was cold and dark in the small room because it (to rain) for five days.
