Past Perfect Continuous: Cause of Past Result (C1)

When I saw her at breakfast, she was exhausted; she ___ all night.

His clothes were soaked because he ___ in the rain for an hour.

By the time the chef came out, the customers ___ for over an hour.

Marco's hands were covered in flour — he ___ bread all afternoon.

The garden looked beautiful by the time of the wedding; the gardener ___ on it for weeks.

My eyes hurt by the end of the shift because I ___ at the screen for hours.

When I visited on Monday, the flat still smelled of paint; they ___ all weekend.

She was annoyed when she finally boarded — she ___ for the bus for twenty minutes.

The roads were still slick when we set off — it ___ all morning before the sun came out.

When I met him in 2020, he ___ at the company for fifteen years.

The dog was filthy by lunchtime; the children ___ with it in the mud.

Sarah finally passed her driving test in June; she ___ for it for three years.

The candidates looked drained as they left the interview room — they ___ questions for over four hours.

By the time the band finally took to the stage, the crowd ___ in the cold for nearly an hour.

After the presentation, James felt completely drained; he ___ in front of the senior partners for two hours.