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had been Ving

1) ……………… he………………………….. (drink) beer for days?

2) The Lees ………………………….. (travel)  for two days before they arrived.

3) Jim ………………………….. (look)  at the stars before he went to bed.

4) How long ………………. the child ………………………….. (cry)  before his dad picked him up?

5) You said James………………………….. (make)  a phone call for an hour.

6) What …………………….. you ………………………….. (talk)  about before I came in?

7) They ………………………….. (date)  for 3 months before John asked her to marry him.

8) Sam ………………………….. (stand)  for three hours before we met.

9) ……………………. he ………………………….. (hitchhike)   before he reached Los Angeles?

10) Caleb ………………………….. (have)  a shower for half an hour before the telephone rang.

11) Peter said he ………………………….. (not/listen)  to our conversation.

12) How long …………………Evan ………………………….. (look)  for a job before he applied for this one?

13) After he………………………….. (wait)  for Sally for two hours, he left.

14) Before Ken had a break he ………………………….. (not/work)  for four hours.

15) John said he ………………………….. (not/dream)  about Hawaii.

16) ………………. the girls………………………….. (skip) the rope before the first lesson started?

17) John………………………….. (not/clean)  the windows all day, he finished at 2pm.

18) Darlene ………………………….. (watch)  TV for three hours before she fell asleep.

19) John said she ………………………….. (not/run)  for two hours just for half an hour.

20) …………………….. you ………………………….. (ski)  for hours before we met?

21) Before the kids went outside, they ………………………….. (sleep)  for 2 hours.

22) ………………………… the little girl………………………….. (colour) the booklet before you came in?

23) After mum ………………………….. (iron) the clothes, she had a rest.

24) ……………… Jason………………………….. (cook)  the meal for hours before the guests arrived?

25) Before I finished work I ………………………….. (not/write)  just cheques but also some reports.

26) …………… Bob………………………….. (speak)  for a few hours when we reached him?

27) Since he………………………….. (not/lie)  for hours before he left home he could write the test.

28) Anne ………………………….. (not/read)  on her bed before she had dinner.

29) Granny………………………….. (paint)  a picture for some days before she showed it to me.

30) Before Pete played, he………………………….. (surf)  the net for an hour.