"Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Continous"

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.       He (to play) tennis for an hour before she came.  _____________________________________________________________________

2.       Mr. Bush (to work) as a tamer for twenty years before he left his job. _____________________________________________________________________________

3.       By 7 o’clock the rain (to stop). ______________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.       They (to wait) for twenty minutes when the bus arrived. ___________________________________________________________________________

2.       She was late because she (to miss) the bus. ____________________________________________________________________________

3.       My friend got a bad mark for his test because he (to make) a lot of mistakes in it. __________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.      Jane looked tired because she (to draw) a new picture all day. _______________________________________________________________________________

2.      We were very hungry because we (to work) all day without lunch. _____________________________________________________________________________

3.       I (to drive) for five hours when suddenly the car broke down. _______________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.       I didn’t get a good mark because I (to leave) my exercise-book at home. ____________________

2.      Julia wanted to sit down as she ... (stand) at work all day long. ______________________________________________________________________________

3.      She ... (learn) “Eugene Onegin” by the autumn. ______________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.      Olivia and Victor ... (chat) via Skype for an hour when the connection broke. _______________________________________________________________________________

2.      They ... (decorate) the New Year tree before the children arrived. _______________________________________________________________________________

3.      Bob ... (eat up) all the muffins by lunchtime. _______________________________________________________________________________

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1.      My sister ... (do) the laundry since early morning. _____________________________________________________________________________

2.      I knew that our parents ... (grow) melons in their greenhouse since they bought the house.     ____________________________________________________________________________

3.      He ... (loose) much weight by the end of the year. ____________________________________________________________________________