Past perfect or past perfect continuous 1. i had been working/had worked part-time for...

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Past perfect or past perfect continuous
1. i had been working/had worked part-time for the company
2. he had applyed/had been applying for over 100 jobs before he found the one he is doing now.
3. mr tomas was always very calm because years of teaching had been teaching/ had teached him to be very patient.
4. simon was so happy when he got the job. he had been wanting/had wanted to become a fireman since he was a little boy.
5. sally had been suffering/ had suffered from exhaustion for a long time so she just had to take some time off work.
6. for the last ten month that he was with that company, brian had been travelling/ had travelled constantly around the country. that was why he left.
7 the manager had interviewed/ had been interviewing over 70 applicants before he found somebody suitable.

Answer 1

1. i had been working part-time for the company
2. he had applyed for over 100 jobs before he found the one he is doing now.
3. mr tomas was always very calm because years of teaching had taught him to be very patient.
4. simon was so happy when he got the job. he had wanted to become a fireman since he was a little boy.
5. sally had been suffering from exhaustion for a long time so she just had to take some time off work.
6. for the last ten month that he was with that company, brian had been travelling constantly around the country.
7 the manager had interviewed over 70 applicants before he found somebody suitable.