1. She *had been studying* for three hours before the exam started. (Upotrijebi oblik za radnju koja je trajala do određenog trenutka u prošlosti)
2. They *had been working* on the project all day when their boss arrived. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti u prošlosti prije druge radnje)
3. I *had been waiting* for you since morning before you finally called. (Koristi za radnju koja je trajala prije druge radnje u prošlosti)
4. We *had been traveling* for weeks before we reached the destination. (Izraziti trajanje aktivnosti prije neke točke u prošlosti)
5. He *had been playing* football before he hurt his leg. (Radnja koja je trajala prije druge radnje u prošlosti)
6. The kids *had been watching* TV for an hour when the power went out. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti do određene prošle točke)
7. You *had been learning* English for two years before you visited London. (Trajanje u prošlosti prije druge radnje)
8. She *had been cooking* all afternoon when the guests arrived. (Koristi se za naglasak na trajanje radnje prije druge prošle radnje)
9. We *had been living* in that city for a long time before we moved. (Trajanje aktivnosti do određene prošle točke)
10. He *had been reading* the book for hours before he fell asleep. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti prije prošle radnje)

1. I *had been cleaning* the house when the phone rang. (Upotrijebi oblik za radnju koja je trajala prije druge radnje u prošlosti)
2. They *had been arguing* for an hour before they made up. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti u prošlosti)
3. She *had been practicing* piano every day before the concert. (Trajanje aktivnosti prije druge radnje)
4. We *had been waiting* at the station for 30 minutes when the train arrived. (Koristi za radnju koja je trajala prije druge radnje)
5. He *had been jogging* before it started to rain. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti prije prošle radnje)
6. You *had been studying* hard before the final exams. (Trajanje aktivnosti do određenog trenutka u prošlosti)
7. The dog *had been barking* all night before the owner woke up. (Naglasak na trajanje radnje prije druge radnje)
8. We *had been driving* for hours before we found a gas station. (Koristi za naglasak na trajanje u prošlosti)
9. She *had been working* in the garden when it started to rain. (Trajanje aktivnosti prije druge radnje u prošlosti)
10. I *had been thinking* about the problem all day before I found a solution. (Naglasak na trajanje aktivnosti prije druge prošle radnje)