VARIANT A VARIANT B

Past perfect simple and continuous: exercise Past perfect simple and continuous: exercise
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1. I had to have a break. 1.When the student revolution came, I .............................
I ............................................................ so long. ................ there for 6 months. ( work ) 
(drive) 2 
2. Before we parked our car Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he ..............
we .................................................. the ticket. ............................... about it for months. ( think ) 
(collect) 3 
3. I arrived on Sunday. I ........................................... They ............................................. all the chocolate cake 
at home for two days. (not be) by the time Michael got to the party. ( eat ) 
4. The roads were blocked in the morning. 4 
It ................................................. all night. (snow) I ............................................. Scarlett Johansson on three 
5. They got to the beach after previous occasions. Lucky me! ( met ) 
they ..................................................... for hours. 5 
(walk) The forensic evidence shows that he ................................
6. She called the police when ............. his nose just before he was murdered. ( pick ) 
she .......................................... the light in the hall. 6 
(see) When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he 
7. His English was perfect. ............................................. hamburgers for a month. ( e
He ............................................... it since he started at ) 
school. (study) 7 
8. I was really hungry. Prior to the explosion, the fat man ....................................
I .................................................... anything since ......... seven large chocolate cakes. ( eat ) 
the morning. (not eat) 8 
9. She didn't go to work because When they cancelled the flight to Alicante, the storm ......
she ............................................. her leg. (break) ....................................... all afternoon with no sign of aba
10. As soon as Betty .............................................. the ting. ( rage ) 
door, the burglar alarm went off. (open) 9.
Scarlett came into the room panting. She .........................
.................... round the park. ( jog ) 
10.Scarlett wasn't in. She ............................................. ar
ound the park. ( jog ) 

VARIANT A VARIANT B
Past perfect simple and continuous: exercise Past perfect simple and continuous: exercise
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
1. I had to have a break. 1.When the student revolution came, I .............................
I ............................................................ so long. ................ there for 6 months. ( work ) 
(drive) 2 
2. Before we parked our car Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he ..............
we .................................................. the ticket. ............................... about it for months. ( think ) 
(collect) 3 
3. I arrived on Sunday. I ........................................... They ............................................. all the chocolate cake 
at home for two days. (not be) by the time Michael got to the party. ( eat ) 
4. The roads were blocked in the morning. 4 
It ................................................. all night. (snow) I ............................................. Scarlett Johansson on three 
5. They got to the beach after previous occasions. Lucky me! ( met ) 
they ..................................................... for hours. 5 
(walk) The forensic evidence shows that he ................................
6. She called the police when ............. his nose just before he was murdered. ( pick ) 
she .......................................... the light in the hall. 6 
(see) When the doctor told him his liver was seriously bad, he 
7. His English was perfect. ............................................. hamburgers for a month. ( e
He ............................................... it since he started at ) 
school. (study) 7 
8. I was really hungry. Prior to the explosion, the fat man ....................................
I .................................................... anything since ......... seven large chocolate cakes. ( eat ) 
the morning. (not eat) 8 
9. She didn't go to work because When they cancelled the flight to Alicante, the storm ......
she ............................................. her leg. (break) ....................................... all afternoon with no sign of aba
10. As soon as Betty .............................................. the ting. ( rage ) 
door, the burglar alarm went off. (open) 9.
Scarlett came into the room panting. She .........................
.................... round the park. ( jog ) 
10.Scarlett wasn't in. She ............................................. ar
ound the park. ( jog )