Standard English Primary 5 Grammar

By the time the bus finally arrived, we ________ at the interchange for more than forty minutes.

A have waited
B had been waiting
C are waiting
D wait
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Worked Solution

Step 1: Identify the sequence of events. Both actions happened in the past. Step 2: The waiting happened *before* the bus arrived and continued up to that point. Step 3: Use the Past Perfect Continuous tense (had been + verb-ing) to show a continuous action completed before another past action.

Correct answer: had been waiting

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