Past Perfect Simple – Past Perfect Continuous Test A2 – B1 Grammar Exercises

Bill and Jane were very tired because they _____ on stage for hours.

George _____ about the song until he _____ it on the TV show last night.

I couldn't send you a postcard from Portugal last month because I _____ your address before I _____ there for a holiday.

After we _____ my grandparents, we _____ by the burger restaurant to eat lunch.

Mrs Henderson _____ the report for the boss before he _____ at work in the morning.

When Haluk _____ the door, he was surprised to see her friend Havva, who he _____ for years.

It was too late for me to persuade Matt to return because he _____ on the bus when I _____ him on his mobile phone.

Where _____ Funda _____ when she went to Barcelona?

B: She _____ a room at a hotel by the beach two months in advance, so she stayed there.

Mr Lewis was really angry because he _____ at the hospital for over 2 hours.

They _____ to find an answer to the problem for 3 hours when they _____ its solution.

My father _____ the broken window by the time my mother _____ home from work.

William _____ for the remote control for 3 days when he _____ it under the sofa.

The tickets for the concert _____ out by the time I got to the venue, but thankfully, my friend Lee _____ the tickets online.

The traffic was terrible yesterday, and before I _____ home from work, the football match _____.

By the time I _____ the attic, Mrs Shannon _____ all the other rooms in the house.

When my wife _____ to the car park to take her car, she discovered that someone _____ the car window.

Irene _____ her friend Mike move his house for a few days when she _____ sick.

The policeman _____ traffic when the lorry _____ into the taxi.

When I _____ to the shoe shop, the shopkeeper _____ for a tea break, so I had to wait for a while.

Mike _____ over the offer for almost a week until he _____ a final decision.