Past Perfect Simple vs Continuous

It wasn't the first time Anna and Marie.........us waiting

• had kept

• had been keeping

By 10 o'clock when the tickets went on sale, we ....................... for three hours

• had waited

• had been waiting

I ............................... about the get-together before Huw told me.

• hadn't heard

• hadn't been hearing

• hadn't heared

I was exhausted because I ................... the house all day for the party.

• had cleaned

• had been cleaning

.................. by the time you got there?

• Had the film already started..

• Had the film already been starting...?

The argument was awful. It was the worst ...............!

• had ever had

• had ever been having

I ............................... sushi until my Japanese friend gave me some to try.

• hadn't eaten

• hadn't been eating

We ............................ for long when the music suddenly stopped.

• hadn't danced

• hadn't been dancing

I didn't see Sam when I got home because he ..........................

• had just left

• had just leaved

• had just been leaving

I ...................... the Smiths because they were on holidays.

• hadn't seen

• hadn't been seeing