2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Past Perfect continuous. 1 Sophie• ... had been painting ...(paint) the walls all day before she finished them. 2 . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (you/wait) long when the boss announced that he couldnt see you? 3 Tom ......................................... (look) for a job for six months when he found one. 4 We …………………………. (watch) TV for half an hour when the doorbell rang. 5 They ................................... (sunbathe) for an hour when it started to rain. 6 Stan ....................................... (work) as a postman for forty years when he retired . 7 I ................ .......... ........ (live) in France for ten years when I met my husband.

2. How long had you been waiting when..
3. Had been looking
4. Had been watching
5. Had been sunbathing
6. Had been working
7. Had been living