Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable form, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.

1 It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours _______________(have) a party.

2 We were good friends. We ____________(know) each other for a long time.

3 John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he _______________(walk) so fast.

4 Marry was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She __________(run).

5 When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They ______________(eat).

6 When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ______________(eat).

7 Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ______________(look) for his contact lens.

8 When I arrived, Kate ______________(wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ______________(wait) for a very long time.

9 I was sad when I sold my car. I ______________(have) it for a very long time.

10 We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ______________(travel) for more than 24 hours.

26 For each question, choose the correct item – A, B, C or D.

1It is already 9:30 pm and I __________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.

2I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I __________ for over an hour. I almost left without him.

3Did you hear that Ben was retired last month? He _____ for that import company for more than ten years and he _______ in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.

A have worked; workedB have been working; have worked

C had worked;workedD had been working; worked

4 I __________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading: the pyramids are actually quite small.

5 Sarah __________ the Matterhorn, __________ around the world, and __________ on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.

6 Sarah __________ the Matterhorn, __________ around the world, and __________ on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five.

7When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she __________.