Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Perfect Continuous

Mike _____ his friends before he went abroad for two months. (visit)

• had visited

• had been visiting

Paul _____ his car for two days before he called the mechanic. (repair)

• had repaired

• had been repairing

Pamela _____ for two hours before her boyfriend arrived. (dance)

• had danced

• had been dancing

Melany _____ her house by the time the guests arrived. (clean)

• had cleaned

• had been cleaning

My brother _____ before I felt angry with him. (apologize)

• had apologized

• had been apologizing

The athletes _____ around the stadium for some time before they were stopped by their coach. (run)

• had run

• had been running

The pirates _____ before the rescue team arrived. (escape)

• had escaped

• had been escaping

The sales manager _____ the advantages of his product for about half an hour before I agreed to buy some samples. (describe)

• had describe

• had been describing

I _____ before my alarm clock rang. (wake up)

• had woken up

• had been waking up

The kids _____ a lot of mess before their mother came back home from work. (make)

• had made

• had been making