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
At 3pm yesterday, we ________ on the beach.
had lain
had been lying
were lying
lied
Is it correct? The man who was driving the taxi was looking slightly familiar.
looked
We ____ to go to Peru because we _______ there before.
had been wanting/ hadn't been gone
had been wanted/ hadn't been
were wanting/ hadn't already gone
wanted/ had never been
The students _____ the past perfect continuous _______.
had been wished/ hadn't been invented
had been wishing/ wasn't invented
wished / had never been invented
had wished/ wasn't invented
While I _______ to work, John _______ me constantly.
was trying/ was disturbing
had tried/ had disturbed
was trying/ had disturbed
tried/ had been disturbed
Ava and I _____ hungry because we ________ dinner.
hadn't been being/ had just had
weren't/ had just had
weren't feeling/ had
hadn't been/ had just been having
Maria _________ go to the cinema because she _________ the movie.
didn't want to/ had already seen
hadn't wanted to/ already saw
had been wanting to/ hadn't yet seen
wanted/ hadn't already been seen
By the time we _____ at the bar, it _________
arrived/ had already closed
were arriving/ was already closing
had arrived/ had already been closed
had been arriving/ was already closed
When I was about nine years old, I _________ to the cinema every Saturday afternoon.
had been going
used to go
was going
had gone
I _______ when the giant spider _______ on my head.
had been slept/ fell
had been sleeping/ had felt
had slept/ was falling
was sleeping/ fell
Susan ____ really angry because she _______ her tea.
had been/ hadn't been drinking
was/ hadn't drunk
was being/ hadn't drunk
wasn't/ hadn't not drunk