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