Question

Make up sentences according to the pattern.
Example: You came home. Your children were watching television. (they/not/do/any work) They hadn't been doing any work.
1. Brother and sister came home with angry faces. (they/quarrel/on the way home) 2. There was nobody in the flat. But a delicious smell of the fresh bread was in the air. (Mother/bake/bread) 3. Mary closed her eyes. She felt very tired. (she/read/too long) 4. You came from a party. You were nearly dropping on your feet. (you/dance/all night) 5. When i looked at my typewriter, i saw a sheet of paper in it. (somebody/use/my typewriter) 6. When he looked at her, her eyes were red. (she/cry/for long) 7. The garden looked very nice. My grandparents looked after it with great care. (they/grow/apple trees/for ten years) 8. Though i was tired, i was happy. I passed my exam. (I/read for exam/for the whole night) 9. The cyclist examined his bike. One tyre was flat. (he/ride the bike/since yesterday) 10. Everybody was sure that he would win the game. (he/train/too long)

Answer 1

1.They had been quarreling on the way home 2.Mother had been baking bread 3.She had been reading too long 4.You had been dancing all night 5.Somebody had been using my typewriter 6.She had been crying for long 7.The had been growing apple trees for ten years 8.I had been reading for exam for the whole night 9.He had been riding the bike since yesterday 10.He had been training too long