Past Perfect/Past Perfect Continuous

By the time we got to the theatre, the play ___

• had already started

• had already been starting

• had already start

I ________ for five hours when we arrived in the city.

• had been driving

• had driven

• had drive

He ________ of being a basketball player before he had an accident.

• had always thought

• had always been thinking

• had think

When he got to the finish line, he ________ for three hours.

• had been running

• had run

• had ran

By the time they left the town, their mechanic ________ the van.

• had been repairing

• had repaired

• had repair

When Peter ran across those obstacles, he ________ for two hours.

• had been travelling

• had travelled

• had travel

Little Joe ________ his teeth by the time he went out.

• had brushed

• had been brushing

• had brush

After they ________ the door, they saw that awful mess.

• had opened

• had been opening

• had open

When I came to the quay, our ship ________ for a few minutes.

• had sailed

• had been sailing

• had sail

We ________ in the garden for a long time when found the water hole.

• had worked

• had been working

• had work