Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

TASK 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Peter was Sally's best friend. She............ him all her life.

2. The children were wet because they .............. football in the rain.

3. We were very hungry because we ............... .

4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I............... for them for hours.

5. She was exhausted because she .............. since eight o'clock that morning.

6. Everything was white because it ............. .

7. The passengers were cross because the airline .......... everyone's bags.

I .............. Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.

TASK 2 : Decide whether next sentences are right or wrong.

1. We’d known for a long time that the company was going to close.

2. We’d tasted the milk and had decided it was bad, so we threw it away.

3. Had they been starting the game on time?

TASK 3 : Choose the right answer

1. We __________ when somebody __________ at the door.

 2. Ian ____________ at the factory long when he ___________ a manager.

3. Sally _________ for two years when she ___________ the race.