PAST PERFECT TENSE

James told me you ________ (buy) the old vicarage two years before your

son’s birth.

• A. had bought

• B. had been buying

I wish we ________ (buy) it before.

• A. had bought

• B. had been buying

When I arrived at the station the train _________ (leave).

• A. had been living

• B. had left

He _______ (play) tennis for 4 hours when he broke his leg.

• A. had played

• B. had been playing

The dog came into the house once she ___________ (finish) the housework.

• A. had finished

• B. had been finishing

He ____________ (drive) his car for 10 minutes when he realized it had a flat tyre.

• A. had driven

• B. had been driving

She ______ (throw) the letter away when she noticed it was not important.

• A. had thrown

• B. had been throwing

He ____________ (swim) for 15 minutes when he understood he had lost his swimsuit.

• A. had swum

• B. had been swimming

It ________ (rain) for one hour when the wind started to blow.

• A. had rained

• B. had been raining

He _______ (marry) her two years before we met.

• A. had been marrying

• B. had married