Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous II

The game __________(not/Start) by the time we arrived.

Were you afraid after the plane _________(take) off?

They _______________(prepare) the party for hours.

He had to leave because he ______________ (arrange) to pick Molly up.

Ben was fired. He______________(spy) for a rival company.

Her throat was sore because she __________(shout) for a long time.

They were hungry because they ________(not/eat) anything.

Her eyes were red. She ______________(cry).

I_________________(write) the email before you arrived.

John was tired. He _________________ (not/sleep) for 24 hours.