Past perfect simple and continuous

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences and keep the same meaning. _________

After finishing his drink he got up.

After he .................................................... his drink he got up.

His driving too fast caused an accident.

He had an accident as he ..................................................... too fast.

Everyone sat down. The show started.

The show started when everyone .......................................... down.

It was 5 °C. Then the snow disappeared.

The snow disappeared because it .............................................. 5°C.

After switching on the radio she heard the news.

After she ................................................ on the radio she heard the news.

The ship sailed for two days. It landed in Nice.

The ship landed in Nice after it ...................................................... for two days.

He moved furniture. He started at 9 o'clock and finished at 3 o'clock.

At 3 o'clock he ........................................................ furniture for 6 hours.

Ben made a mistake. He apologized.

Ben apologized that he ......................................... a mistake.

I read the book. I didn't want to read it again.

I didn't want to read the book again because I .......................................... it.

After swimming all day they were hungry.

They were hungry because they ................................................................. all day.

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Answer key
Exercise 3

After he had finished his drink he got up.

He had an accident as he had been driving too fast.

The show started when everyone had sat down.

The snow disappeared because it had been 5°C.

After she had switched on the radio she heard the news.

The ship landed in Nice after it had been sailing for two days.

At 3 o'clock he had been moving furniture for 6 hours.

Ben apologized that he had made a mistake.

I didn't want to read the book again because I had read it.

They were hungry because they had been swimming all day.

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