............ that crossword for over an hour and you still haven't finished it!
A. You've done
B. You'd done
C. You've been doing
D. You'd been doing
C
I ......................... (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out..
[ had been working ]
At my last basketball club, we ................ every Sunday for three hours.
A. were training
B. training
C. train
D. used to train
D
Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
When/ I/ turn on/ the TV/ the programme/ already/ start.
When I turned on the TV, the programme had already started.
When we were in Canada, we went/ were going skiing almost everyday.
went
She ....................... (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her.
had been sleeping
Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
We/ just/ hear/ the news/ when/ you/ ring.
We'd just heard the news when you rang.
He was red in the face because he ................. (run) .
had been running
When we met, you ............................... (work) at that company for six months.
[ had been working ]
Linda had/ was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.
was having
Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
I/ already/ think of/ that/ before/ you/ suggest/ it.
I'd already thought of that before you suggested it.
He didn't feel healthy because he .................... (not go) to the gym.
hadn't been going
Denise .......... at the stadium until she finds a better job.
A. works
B. is working
C. used to work
D. was working
B
About four years ago, I decided/ was deciding to become a chef.
decided
Two men argued/ were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.
were arguing
Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
She/ be/ hungry/ because/ she/ not/ eat/ anything/ all day.
She was hungry because she hadn't eaten anything all day.
I.............like golf, but now I really like it.
A. don't use to
B. don't used to
C. didn't use to
D. didn't used to
C
The exam .................... when Jimmy finally found the right room.
A. has already started
B. had already been started
C. already started
D. already starts
C
Leon never ...................... about it, but he was once a world champion skier.
A. talks
B. is talking
C. was talking
D. talk
A
I really ....... the meal we had at your house last Tuesday.
A. was liking
B. liked
C. like
D. am liking
B
It's the first time .................. all the answers right in at test!
A. I've got
B. I've been getting
C. I'd got
D. I've been getting
C
I was really tired because I .................... (study) .
[ had been studying ]
Write sentences using the prompts. One of the verbs must be in the past perfect simple.
By the time/ I leave/ school/ I decide/ to become/ a musician.
By the time I left school, I had decided to become a musician.
Peter and I ran from the house to the taxi because it rained/ was raining heavily.
was raining
I broke my leg when Tony and I ............. for the school sports day.
A. practiced
B. used to practice
C. are practicing
D. were practicing
D
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