Past perfect simple and continuous exercises

Exercises

Test 1. Past perfect simple or continuous? Complete the sentences with the correct tense.

I had to have a short break at three o'clock. I for more than three hours. (drive)

Before we parked our car in the parking lot we the ticket from the ticket machine. (collect)

I arrived home on Sunday morning. I with my family for nearly two weeks. (be)

All the roads in the town were blocked in the morning because it all night. (snow)

They were disappointed because they got to the beach after they for an hour. (walk)

Mrs. Johnson called the police when she the light in the entrance hall. (see)

Manuel's spoken English was perfect. He it since he started school. (learn)

I was really hungry when I was leaving my office. I anything since the morning. (eat)

Marion didn't go to work on Monday. She a cold the day before. (catch)

When we moved to Park Street in Manchester, the Johnsons there for two decades. (live)

We the contract with the Technology Solutions company before the meeting ended. (sign)

Ben was so sweaty when he came back home because he before that. (jog)

Test 2. Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous? Rewrite the sentences and keep the same meaning

He was relaxing all day. He felt better in the evening.
He felt better in the evening because he all day.

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

She sold her house and moved to Brixham.
Before she moved to Brixham, she her house.

They hurried all the way. They were tired.
They were tired because they all the way.

It was raining. I had an accident.
I had an accident after it .

First she graduated and then she started to travel.
After she , she started to travel.

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

Sarah thought about going to America. She decided to study there.
Sarah decided to study in America after she about going there for a while.

Patrick learned German at school and he didn't need a transtator.
Patrick didn't need a translator because he German at school.

There were no sandwiches left when James got up.
By the time James got up, there no sandwiches left.

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Exercises

Past perfect simple
Past perfect continuous