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1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Recently his perfectionism ___________________ (become) an obstacle in our relationship.
2 While she ___________________ (travel) in the jungle, she ___________________ (conquer)
her fear of spiders.
3 At the moment I ___________________ (study) to become a lawyer.
4 The charity ___________________ (raise) millions for sick children last year.
5 He ___________________ (try) to solve this conundrum for years, but he not have an answer
yet.

2 Write sentences using the past perfect or past perfect continuous.
1 By 2011 / he / work / at the hospital for ten years.
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2 I / never / visit / someone in prison before.
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3 At that time / she / live / in Prague for six months.
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4 He / just / start dinner / when the doorbell rang.
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3 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 The hospital staff have bought a new X-ray machine with the money they have raised / raised /
had raised last year.
2 When she left university she studied / had studied / had been studying for four years.
3 Back at work, Bill couldn’t believe that the week before he was lying / had been lying / lay on a
beach.
4 The school penalized / had penalized / had been penalizing Joe after he damaged one of the
classrooms.
5 Zahara overcame / was overcoming / had been overcoming many obstacles to get to
England.
6 His sister’s mobile has rung / rang / had been ringing all morning, so he switched it off.
7 I never saw / have never seen / have never been seeing anyone with such a striking
resemblance to my mother before.
8 Ari’s life has been / had been / had been being difficult before his family left the country.