On screen 3 _ Past Perfect Vs Past Perfect Continuous

By 2010, Cathy _______ six countries in Europe.

• had already been visiting

• was already visiting

• already visited

• had already visited

The children were cold. They _______ in the snow all afternoon.

• had played

• had been playing

• were playing

• played

This time last week I _______ an exam.

• sat

• had sat

• had been sitting

• was sitting

Lucy was gardening _______ Adam was painting the kitchen.

• when

• as soon as

• after

• while

Paul _______ an expensive mountain bike last year.

• was buying

• had bought

• bought

• had been buying

He _______ tennis every day during the summer holidays.

• is playing

• had played

• had been playing

• played

While Matthew was fixing the window, he _______ off the ladder.

• fell

• was falling

• had fallen

• had been falling

They _______ for 3 hours before they found the house.

• have walked

• had been walking

• walked

• are walking

Amanda _______ to her pen friend for five years before she met her.

• had been writing

• wrote

• was writing

• had written

The thief _______ three banks before he stole the car.

• had already robbed

• had been robbing

• robbed

• was robbing