A. Fill in the blanks with the past perfect or the past perfect continuous form of the verbs in parentheses. When both are possible, use the past perfect continuous.
1. She _______________ (leave) the house when the dog started following her outside.
2. She _________________(talk) on the phone for a few minutes when the eagle fetched the dog.
3. The eagle _____________ (fly) with the dog in its claws when she threw the phone at the bird.
4. The eagle ___________ (drop) the dog when she caught him before he hit the ground.
5. She ______________ (run) away from the eagle when it suddenly took her phone from her hands.
6. She _________________ (carry) the dog around the yard when her fiance and his family finally saw her there.
7. She ___________(let) the dog go when the couple held each other in the garden.
Answer Key:
1.had left
2. had been talking
3. had been flying
4. had dropped
5. had been running
6. had been carrying
7. had let
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