Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous | English Grammar Exercises

Complete the gaps in Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.

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all those films before I was 18. (see)

I had seen all those films before I was 18.

1.
Mike
his friends before he went abroad for two months. (visit)

had visited
2.
Paul
his car for two days before he called the mechanic. (repair)

had been repairing
3.
Pamela
for two hours before her boyfriend arrived. (dance)

had been dancing
4.
Melany
her house by the time the guests arrived. (clean)

had cleaned
5.
My brother
before I felt angry with him. (apologize)

had apologized
6.
The athletes
around the stadium for some time before they were stopped by their coach. (run)

had been running
7.
The pirates
before the rescue team arrived. (escape)

had escaped
8.
The sales manager
the advantages of his product for about half an hour before I agreed to buy some samples. (describe)

had been describing
9.
I
before my alarm clock rang. (wake up)

had woken up
10.
The kids
a lot of mess before their mother came back home from work. (make)

had made
11.
The teacher
our dictations for several minutes by the time the bell rang. (correct)

had been correcting
12.
Susan
her thesis for two months before her supervisor told her that she was on the wrong path. (work over)

had been working over
13.
You
the party by the time everything happened. (leave)

had left
14.
Jack
online games for an hour before I came. (play)

had been playing
15.
The new students
in the classroom for 15 minutes before they realized that it was the wrong classroom. (wait)

had been waiting

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