Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
didn't want to/ had already seen
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
Frank realised he ____ a terrible mistake as soon as he ____ the email.
had been making/ was sending
was making/ had sent
had made/ sent
had been made/ sent
When I _____ the curtains this morning, I saw it _______ all night.
opened/ had been snowing
was opening/ had snowed
had opened/ was snowing
opened/ snowed
I told Jim not to drive because he _________ all night.
had drunk
had been drunk
had been drinking
was drunk
My husband and I _________ together for two years before we _____ our first house.
had been living/ were bought
lived/ had bought
had already been living/ bought
used to live/ had bought
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
was being/ hadn't drunk
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk
had been/ hadn't been drinking
was/ hadn't drunk
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
had lain
were lying
lied
had been lying
Before he _____ his back, Jack ________ to compete in the Olympics.
hurted/ hoped
had been hurting/ hoped
hurt/ had been hoping
had been hurt/ was hoping
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
tried/ had been disturbed
was trying/ was disturbing
had tried/ had disturbed
was trying/ had disturbed
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
had arrived/ had already been closed
were arriving/ was already closing
arrived/ had already closed
had been arriving/ was already closed
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
wanted/ had never been
had been wanted/ hadn't been
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
had been wishing/ wasn't invented
wished / had never been invented
had been wished/ hadn't been invented
had wished/ wasn't invented
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
had slept/ was falling
had been slept/ fell
had been sleeping/ had felt
was sleeping/ fell
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
had gone
was going
had been going
used to go
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
I knew Susan ______ to me just by looking at her face.
hadn't been listening
hadn't just listened
couldn't listen
didn't listen
How long _______ before she ran the marathon?
had she been training
she had been trained
she was training
she had been training
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
hadn't been/ had just been having
weren't/ had just had
hadn't been being/ had just had
weren't feeling/ had