Past Perfect tense

Peter _______ his test by 9 o'clock.

• had been finishing

• had finished

By the time I got up ___________ for hours.

• had snowed

• had been snowing

We were tired. We ___________ since the morning.

• had been working

• had worked

• were working

When John was fired, he _________ for the company for 20 years.

• worked

• was working

• had been working

Mila _______a good recipe before she started cooking.

• had found

• was looking for

• found

Tina ________ the room for 3 hours when she had a coffee.

• had been painting

• had painted

• painted

When we stopped at a motel, we ________ for 6 hours.

• had been driving

• had driven

• drove

When I came home, the quests _________ .

• had already left

• were already leaving

• had already been leaving

When she finally arrived, everybody _______ to celebrate.

• had started

• started

Before I went out with my friends, I ______ my room.

• had tidied

• tidied

• was tidying