Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

Choose the correct tense.

I had to have a break. I ------ so long.

• had been driving

• drove

Before we parked our car we ------ the ticket.

• collected

• had collected

• had been collecting

I arrived on Sunday. I -------- at home for two days.

• was not

• had not been

• hadn't been being

The roads were blocked in the morning. It ----- all night.

• had been snowing

• had snowed

• snows

Caleb ....for three hours before we met.

• has waited

• has been waiting

• had been waiting

• was waited

Terry wasn't at home when I visited his place. He ....................... out.

• has just gone

• had gone

• just went

• have just gone

They got to the beach after they ----- for hours.

• were walking

• had been walking

• had been

His English was perfect. He ----- it since he started school.

• studying

• studies

• had been studying

7. I was really hungry. I ------ anything since the morning.

• had not been eating

• had not eaten

8. She didn't go to work. She ---- a cold.

• had been catching

• had caught

• had