Ex.2 Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous?

Ex.1 Put the verbs into the correct form (Past Perfect Continuous).

1. We (sleep) _________________ for 12 hours when he woke us up.

2. They (wait) ______________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

3. We (look for) _________________ her ring for two hours and then we found it in the bathroom.

4. I (not / walk) ________________ for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.

5. How long (learn / she) ______________ English before she went to London?

6. Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he (sing) ___________________ in the rain too long.

7. He (drive) _____________________ less than an hour when he ran out of petrol.

8. They were very tired in the evening because they (help) ________________ on the farm all day.

9. I (not / work) ___________________ all day; so I wasn't tired and went to the disco at night.

10. They (cycle) _______________________ all day so their legs were sore in the evening.

11. Laura needed a break because she (study) _____________ all morning.

12. Lorraine (learn) ________________ English for 12 years before she moved to England.

13. I did not go out last night because I (work) __________________ all day.

14. Orla felt fit for the marathon because she (train) __________________ a lot.

15. When I went to see Ms Winter, her secretary told me that she (speak) ______________________ on the phone for two hours.

16. You got sick because you (eat) ___________________ the whole time.

17. The musician (live) _____________________ in this town for ten years when he became director of the opera house.

18. We (go) ____________________ out with each other for two years before I met his family.

19. The passengers (wait) _____________________ for four hours before the ground staff could finally give them information on the delay of their flight.

20. I (drive) ____________________ in the wrong direction for an hour before I noticed my mistake.

Ex.2 Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous?

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1. Peter told me he........................... (already/pay) the bill.
2. Brian believed that John.............................(to move)to London.
3. When Ron arrived, the party.....................(already/begin).
4. Sarah was exhausted. She.....................................(wash) the dishes for more than three hours.
5. The children (already/go).................................. to bed when their mother came from work.
6. It was my first flight; I (never/ travel)................................ by plane before.
7. My wife didn't watch the film with me because she (already/to see)......................................... it.

Exercise 3: Daniel is telling the story of how he forgot his passport. Put the verbs into the correct form. (past perfect / simple past / past continuous)

It (0) ……………………(happen) last August at the airport. A few weeks before, a group of us (1) ……………………….. (decide) to go to Greece together for a holiday. We (2) …………………….. (wait) in the queue at passport control when suddenly I (3) …………………….. (realize) that I (4) ………………… (forget) my passport. It (5) ………………….. (be) quite a shock. I (6) …………………(hurry) to a phone and (7) ………………… (ring) my parents. They (8) …………………. (work) in the garden, but luckily my mother (9) ……………………… (hear) the phone. They (10) …………….. (find) the passport and immediately (11) ……………… (drive) to the airport with it. I (12) …………….. (meet) them at the information desk. We (13) …………………… (have) no time to talk, but I (14) ……………… (say) goodbye to them earlier that morning. I (15) ………………… (run) all the way to the plane. I (16) …………….. (be) just in time. When I (17) ………………….. (get) there, the passengers (18) ………………… (sit) in their seats ready for take-off. When they (19) ……………… (see) me, everyone (20) …………………… (start)) clapping.

Ex.4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.(Past simple, continuous or perfect)

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