BACKGROUND EVENTS
EGP #756 | B1 | PAST / past perfect continuous Can use the past perfect continuous talk about a background action or event which began before a point in the past and was still continuing up to a point in the past when the main event happened. Lexical range: N/A
我等了一个多小时，医生终于叫到了我的名字。
I ___had ___been ___waiting for over an hour when the doctor finally called my name.
她在这家公司工作了十年，直到决定辞职。
She ___had ___been ___working at the company for ten years when she decided to quit.
他整晚都在学习，所以考试开始时已经筋疲力尽了。
He ___had ___been ___studying all night, so he was exhausted by the time the exam started.
雨下了好几天，等他们想离开时街道已经完全被淹了。
It ___had ___been ___raining for days, so the streets were completely flooded when they tried to leave.
他们在那套公寓里住了五年，直到房东终于叫他们搬走。
They ___had ___been ___living in that apartment for five years before the landlord finally told them to move out.