Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous

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Everything was white because it (snow).

• had snowed

• had been snowing

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She was exhausted because she (work) since eight o'clock that morning.

• had worked

• had been working

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The children were wet because they (play) football in the rain.

• had played

• had been playing

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The film..... by the time we got to the cinema.

• was started

• had start

• has started

• had started

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Once Sally saw me , I .......for 3 hours.

• had gardened
• had been gardening

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By the time his friend _____ the conclusions, Luke ______ all the assignment. 

• finished   /   had already sent
• sent  /  had already finished
• had send   /   finished

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By the time the bell ..., I ... the test.

• had rung/had finished

• rang/was finished

• rang/had finished

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When we finally found his house, everyone....... (already/leave) for a club in town.

• had already left
• had left
• already had left
• left

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By the time he retired, Mr. Smith ....to most parts of the world.

• has travelled
• has been travelling
• had travelled
• travelled

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I .....how late it had got so I apologized and left.

• hadn't realised
• hadn't been realising
• haven't realised
• haven't been realising

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We...to visit Maggie in Belfast but there wasn't enough time.

• had been planning
• have been planning
• had planned
• have planned

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Janet was tired that morning but she ...to help her friend so she made herself get out of bed.

• did promise
• had promised
• has been promising
• has promised

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James ....medicine for years when he realized he didn't wan to be a doctor.

• was studying
• studied
• has studied
• had been studying

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The house was perfect for him - it was exactly what he ....for.

• had been looking
• is looking
• looks
• have been looking

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Caleb ....for three hours before we met.

• has waited
• has been waiting
• had been waiting
• was waited

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Julia left the restaurant after she _?_ eating.

• had finishes
• finished
• finishes
• had finished

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When he was driving to work he realized that he .......... to take his pendrive with him.

• forgot
• has forgotten
• had forgotten
• forgets

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Bonny no longer had her car. She ............... it.

• has sold
• sold
• did sell
• had sold

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Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ....................... out.

• has just gone
• had gone
• just went
• have just gone

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Once Sally saw me , I .......for 3 hours.

• had gardened
• had been gardening

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......we booked our tickets, we had searched for the hotels.

• after
• before

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By the time the bell ... , I ........the test.

• rings/was finishing
• rang/was finished
• rang/had finished
• had rung/had finished

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After she ...., we went to the party.

• arriving
• had arrived
• was arriving
• arrives

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I ....to contact him for ages, but he never replied.

• had tried
• had trying
• tried
• am trying

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I ....about that book until you mentioned it.

• hadn't heard

• hadn't been hearing