Question

Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous

1. Mary had been studying (study) for ten hours before she went to bed.
2.How long..........(you / clean) your room when..............(arrive) yesterday?
3 I............. (drive) for three hours when the accident................ (happen).
4When she..............(see) the doctor, she..............(tell) him that she.................(not sleep) for three days.
5. The teacher............... (tell) us that he............(teach) for ten years before he..........(come) to our school.
6 Until I............. (find) this job, I.......... (search) for almost ten months without success.
7. Until yesterday, he............(never ride) a motorbike before.
8 She.......... (try) to explain why she ......... (lie) to her parents when a policeman........ (call) to say that they should go to the police station.
9. By the time I........ (get) to the theatre, the play............. (start).
10. I........... (not start) tidying up until all the guests......... (leave).​

Answer 1

Hi there!

1. Mary had been studying  for ten hours before she went to bed.

2.How long had you been cleaning your room when I arrived yesterday?

3 I had been driving  for three hours when the accident happened.

4. When she saw the doctor, she told him that she hadn`t slept for three days.

5. The teacher told  us that he had been teaching for ten years before he came to our school.

6 Until I found this job, I had been searching for almost ten months without success.

7. Until yesterday, he had never ridden a motorbike before.

8 She tried to explain why she had been lying to her parents when a policeman called to say that they should go to the police station.

9. By the time I got to the theatre, the play had started.

10. I didn`t start tidying up until all the guests left.

Best of luck!