Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

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

• had already left

• had left

• already had left

• left

When Sally saw me , I ________ for 3 hours.

• have gardened

• had been gardening

• gardened

• have been gardening

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

• had played

• have been playing

• played

• were playing

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

• had been looking

• is looking

• looked

• was looking

I _______ about that book until you mentioned it.

• hadn't heard

• hadn't been hearing

• didn't hear

• not heard

I was delighted when I found my keys.

I _______ for them for hours.

• looked

• had looked

• have been looking

• had been looking

She was exhausted because she ______ since eight o'clock that morning.

• had worked

• has been working

• had been working

• has worked

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

• had been trying

• tried

• am trying

• tries

While driving to work he realized that he _________ to take his USB drive with him.

• forgot

• had forgotten

• forgets

• has forgotten

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

• had rung/had finished

• rang/had finished

• rang/was finished

• ring/ finished