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There are two games of 10 words each in this section. This is the first game.

1. They were exhausted because they _______ all night long.
Choice 2 were working
Choice 1 had been working
Choice 3 had worked
2. He ________ for years when he decided to take part in the marathon.
Choice 3 had trained
Choice 1
had been training
Choice 2 were training
3. What _______ when I called you this morning?
Choice 2 had you done
Choice 1 were you doing
Choice 3 did
4. His children had already gone to bed when he _______ home.
Choice 1 came
Choice 2 was coming
Choice 3 had come
5. He _______ for hours when he realised that he was running out of petrol.
Choice 2 was driving
Choice 3 drove

Choice 1
had been driving
6. It _______ all day and the streets were slippery.
Choice 2 had rained
Choice 1 had been raining
Choice 3 was raining
7. By the time I _______ the airport, the plane had already taken off.
Choice 2 had reached
Choice 3 was reaching
Choice 1 reached
9. When I opened the door, everybody _______.
Choice 1 was chatting and laughing
Choice 2 chatted and laughed
Choice 3 had been chatting and laughing
9. The teacher had already explained the assignment when I _______ the classroom.
Choice 3 was entering
Choice 1 entered
Choice 2 had entered
10. She _______ for hours on end so she had blisters on the sole of her feet.
Choice 1 had been dancing
Choice 2 had danced
Choice 3 was dancing