Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

1. By the time the bell rang Mark ____ his lunch at the canteen.

2. Kate didn't pass the test because she _____ at all.

3. He understood the book after he _____ it again.

4. Jim's mother _____ him a beautiful tale for a few minutes when somebody knocked at the door.

5. John was tired. He ____ for 24 hours.

6. When she ___ to bed, she remembered that she ___ the light.

7. The wind ___ away the paper materials that I ___ on the table.

8. ____ you ____ French for several years before you ___ your first exam?

9. The exam ___ when Jimmy finally ___ the right room.

10. Liza ____ dance classes since she ____ four years old.

11. ____ the bus ____ by the time he ____ at the bus stop?

12. Yesterday I _____ a terrible headache because I ____ in the sun all day.