Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous

Lola ................. three miles a day before she broke her leg.

• walked

• is walking

• has been walking

• had been walking

I ___________ to get tickets for that movie for weeks, and didn't want to miss it.

• has been trying

• had been trying

• had been tried

• tried

Emily was angry. She........................... with her parents for an hour.

• had argued

• had arguing

• had been arguing

• was arguing

It ...................... for three hours, so the ground was wet.

• had rained

• rained

• has been raining

• had been raining

John went to the doctor because he ....................... trouble sleeping.

• had

• had been having

• had had

• was having

When Jim came home, Mary.............. already....................the film on TV.

• was ............ watching

• has .................watched

• had been................. watched

• had ............... watched

The children .................................. in the park for hours when they suddenly ....................... that it was dark.

• had playing / realized

• had played/ had realized

• played/realized

• had been playing / realized

Her eyes were red and puffy because she ........................... all night long.

• cried

• had been crying

• had crying

• had cried

They went home after they ____________ their work.

• had finished

• had been finishing

Joan's grandpa was upset. He ... for Joan for four hours.

• had been waiting

• had waited

• had been waited

• had been wait