3 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. 1 They had been travelling all night and were exhausted. 2 We had booked our flight weeks before we left. 3 They had been waiting for hours before their flight was announced. 4 Lionel had already been to Nepal twice before he got married. 5 How long had you been looking for Jess before you found him? 6 The guide had organized everything well in advance, so our trip went smoothly. 7 They had been looking forward to this holiday for years before they finally managed to do it. 8 It had been snowing for hours and no planes were able to take off.