Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Perfect Continuous

Draw the person who is answering this quizz

Julia wanted to sit down as she ... (stand) at work all day long.

She ... (learn) 'EUGENE ONEGIN' by the autumn.

The rain stopped but there were a lot of puddles becauset it ... (rain) cats and dogs.

• had been raining

• had rained

• hadn't rained

• hadn't been raining

Olivia and Victor ... (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke.

They ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived.

• decorated

• had decorated

• had been decorating

• hadn't been decorating

Bob ... (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime.

My sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning.

I knew that our parents ... (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.

• had grown

• hadn't grown

• hadn't been growing

• had been growing

He ... (loose) much weight by the end of the year.