Sentence #1: Martha ______________________________ three miles a day before she broke her leg.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → WALK)
Sentence #2: The program that was terminated ______________________________ well since 1945.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → WORK)
Sentence #3: You ______________________________ Portuguese.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → LEARN)
Sentence #4: She ______________________________ the door before the dog scratched it.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → PAINT)
Sentence #5: We ______________________________ for the motorway for more than an hour.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → LOOK)
Sentence #6: The jury ______________________________ its verdict for several hours when the judge effectively ordered them to find him guilty.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → CONSIDER)
Sentence #7: The film ______________________________ for ten minutes now.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → RUN)
Sentence #8: He ______________________________ the dock all afternoon.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → SCRUB)
Sentence #9: I ______________________________ without electricity for weeks.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → LIVE)
Sentence #10: They ______________________________ at the boardwalk for several weeks.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → MEET)
Sentence #11: She ______________________________ in the backyard all day.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → WORK)
Sentence #12: Cathy ______________________________ the piano for 35 years
when she was finally asked to do a solo with the local orchestra.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → PLAY)
Sentence #13: It ______________________________ so the pavement is wet.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → RAIN)
Sentence #14: You ______________________________ for twelve hours!
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → SLEEP)
Sentence #15: He ______________________________ rocks at her window for five minutes before she finally came out on the balcony.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → THROW)
Sentence #16: I ______________________________ fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → WRITE)
Sentence #17: I could tell by your hair that you ______________________________ for hours.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → SLEEP)
Sentence #18: Even though I ______________________________ for three years, I had no idea that I could beat somebody in the ring.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → BOX)
Sentence #19: Ben ______________________________ for three hours when Rachel came home.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → GAME)
Sentence #20: She ______________________________ here for five years.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → VISIT)
Sentence #21: By the time Catherine got to the office, the client ______________________________ for an hour.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → WAIT)
Sentence #22: I ______________________________ all day for my exam.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → STUDY)
Sentence #23: She ______________________________ to the cinema every weekend for years.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → GO)
Sentence #24: I ______________________________ the dogs when I tripped and fell.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → FEED)
Sentence #25: You ______________________________ a lot recently.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → EAT)
Sentence #26: We ______________________________ since the new year.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → EXERCISE)
Sentence #27: I ______________________________ well, so I baked cookies.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → FEEL)
Sentence #28: He ______________________________ football, so he’s tired.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → PLAY)
Sentence #29: I ______________________________ all day, so I am very sweaty.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → COOK)
Sentence #30: Simon ______________________________ a positive answer when he got a job.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → EXPECT)
Sentence #31: We ______________________________ in London for six months.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → TRAVEL)
Sentence #32: The boys ______________________________ when they got lost.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → WANDER)
Sentence #33: You ______________________________ well recently in dance.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → PERFORM)
Sentence #34: They ______________________________ English for two years.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → LEARN)
Sentence #35: The manager ______________________________ about Jim before she fired him.
(PAST PERF. PROG. → COMPLAIN)
Sentence #36: I ______________________________ today.
(PRES. PERF. PROG. → RELAX)