Past Perfect & Past Perfect Progressive

By the time I arrived at the party, they ________ all the cake.

• have eaten

• had eaten

• ate

• were eating

She ___________ for two hours before she found her lost keys.

• has been searching

• had searched

• searched

• had been searching

We couldn't go to the beach because it ________ raining all day.

• has been

• was

• had been

• had

When I got home, my family ________ dinner already.

• has cooked

• cooked

• had cooked

• had been cooked

They ________ for the concert for over an hour before it finally started.

• had waited

• had wait

• have waited

• waited

By the time the firefighters arrived, the building ________ for several hours.

• burned

• had been burning

• had burnt

• was burning

She ________ her homework before she went out to play with her friends.

• finished

• had finished

• finish

• had finish

The children ________ in the garden for hours when it started to rain.

• had playing

• had played

• had been playing

• had been played

By the time we reached the cinema, the movie ________ .

• has started

• starts

• started

• had started

She ________ to three different countries before she decided to settle down.

• has traveled

• was traveling

• had traveled

• travels