10H Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

By 1990/the Charltons/live/in Oxford.

By 1990 the Charltons had lived in Oxford.

1 The Charltons/live/there for 5 years.

2 They/try/ to move several times.

3 They/try/to sell the house.

4 Several people/look/at the property.

5 But they/lose/interest quickly.

6 For 3 years/ the water/cover/the garden of the house.

7 The water level/rise/since 1987.

8 The Charltons/keep/the water back with sandbags.

Answer Key

1 The Charltons had been living there for 5 years.

2 The had tried to move several times.

3 They had tried to sell the house.

4 Several people had been looking at the property.

5 But they had lost interest quickly.

6 For 3 years the water had been covering the garden.

7 The water level had been rising since 1987.

8 The Charltons had been keeping the water back with sandbags.