Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

They ___ for months before they entered the competition.

• had practised

• had been practising

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

Where ___ before you moved to the country?

• had you lived

• had you been living

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

By the time the test finished, he ___ all the tasks, including the bonus ones.

• had done

• had been doing

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

They ___ for a couple of years and finally bought the car last year.

• had saved

• had been saving

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

He overslept because he ___ the alarm clock the previous day.

• hadn't set

• hadn't been setting

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

How long ___ English before you used it for the fist time in a conversation with a native speaker?

• had you learnt

• had you been learning

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

He claimed he knew me, but I was sure I ___ him before.

• had never met

• had never been meeting

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

We ___ all our belongings for weeks before we finally moved to our new house last week.

• had packed

• had been packing

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

Who ___ your teacher before Mrs Petite started teaching you French?

• had been

• had been being

Choose the correct answer. Sometimes both answers may be correct.

He left the house only after he ___ all the doors and windows carefully.

• had checked

• had been checking