Read the sentences about two mountain climbers. Then complete the sentence with the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets
Read the sentences about two mountain climbers. Then complete the sentence with the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous form of the verb in brackets.
The two climbers stopped to rest. They (climb) had been climbing for hours and were exhausted. Things were not looking good.
They were very cold, because it (snow) heavily since mid- morning, and one of them (hurt) his ankle.
They (look) for shelter for the past two hours, because they realized that the weather was going to get worse.
They (already phone) the rescue centre foe help.
They (also leave) details of their planned route at the village where they stayed the night.
They were experienced climbers and they (prepare) carefully for their trip. They knew there was a cave halfway up the mountain.
They spent a long time searching for the cave before they realized that they (head) in the wrong direction.
Then the snow stopped, and they could see the dark entrance of the cave nearby.
Luckily they (bring) warm clothes and plenty of food with them, and they waited safely in the cave.
