Narrative tensesOnline version Past perfect vs past perfect continous by Cindy Bolanos 1 . I ______ (work) all day, so I didn't want to go to the party. a had been working b had worked c worked d was working 2 When I arrived at the cinema, the play ______ (start). a had been starting b had started c started d was starting 3 She ______ (studying) for 6 hours when I called her up. a was studying b had studied c studied d had been studying 4 We were late for the plane because we ______ (forget) our passports. a forgot b had forgotten c had been forgetting d had forgot 5 My friend ______ (live) in Paris for five years when he lost his job. a had been living b lived c had lived d was living 6 When we met, you ______ (work) at that company for four months. a had worked b worked c had been working d was working 7 My mom didn't arrive until after I ______ (leave). a had left b had been leaving c left d leavew 8 When we ______ (finish) dinner, we went out. a finished b was finishing c had finished d had been finishing 9 We ______ (study) all day, so we felt a bit tired a had been eating b had eaten c ate d were eating 10 I ______ (wait) for hours so I was really glad when the taxi finally arrived. a had been waiting b had waited c waited d wait 11 They ______ (eat) all day so when we met they were already full. a ate b had ate c had been eating d had eaten 12 When I arrived at the restaurant, Karen ______ (already + eat) a cake. a had already ate b already ate c had already eaten d had already eating 13 Before Mark ran to Tom's house, he ______ (phone) him. a had phoned b had been phoning c phoned d was phoning 14 I ______ (drink) coffee all morning. By lunchtime, I felt really strange! a drank b drunk c had been drinking d had drunk
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