1. She *had been studying* for two hours before the test started. (norāda darbību, kas bija notikusi un turpinājās līdz noteiktam brīdim pagātnē)
2. They *had been playing* football all afternoon when it suddenly rained. (darbība, kas turpinājās līdz citam pagātnes notikumam)
3. He *had been working* at the company for five years before he got promoted. (norāda ilgstošu darbību pagātnē)
4. We *had been waiting* for the bus for 30 minutes when it finally arrived. (ilga darbība pirms cita pagātnes notikuma)
5. I *had been reading* that book before you told me about it. (norāda darbību, kas turpinājās pirms cita notikuma)
6. The kids *had been sleeping* when the phone rang. (darbība, kas notika pirms cita pagātnes notikuma)
7. She *had been cooking* dinner for an hour before the guests came. (ilga darbība pirms cita notikuma)
8. They *had been traveling* around Europe before they settled down. (darbība, kas turpinājās ilgāku laiku)
9. He *had been fixing* the car for two days before he finally succeeded. (norāda ilgstošu darbību)
10. We *had been talking* about the problem when the manager entered the room. (darbība, kas bija notikusi pirms cita notikuma)

1. By the time she arrived, I *had been waiting* for an hour. (darbība, kas turpinājās līdz noteiktam brīdim pagātnē)
2. They *had been practicing* the song before the concert started. (norāda darbību, kas bija notikusi pirms cita notikuma)
3. He *had been jogging* when it started to rain. (darbība pagātnē, kas tika pārtraukta)
4. We *had been discussing* the project all morning before lunch. (ilgstoša darbība pirms cita pagātnes notikuma)
5. I *had been working* on that report before the computer crashed. (darbība, kas tika pārtraukta ar citu notikumu)
6. She *had been cleaning* the house all day before the guests arrived. (norāda ilgstošu darbību)
7. They *had been arguing* about the plan when the teacher walked in. (darbība, kas notika līdz kādam pagātnes mirklim)
8. He *had been studying* English for months before he moved abroad. (norāda ilgstošu darbību pirms cita notikuma)
9. We *had been looking* for the keys when we finally found them. (darbība, kas turpinājās līdz atradumam)
10. She *had been working* late every night before she took a vacation. (darbība, kas turpinājās regulāri līdz noteiktam laikam)