Question

Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. 1 I .......... (wait) for an hour before the lecture started. 2 Jane didn't come to the party because she .......... (fall) ill the day before. 3 Before he had breakfast he .......... (not/wash) up. 4 Before Tom answered the question, we .......... (help) him to find the answer. 5 We .......... (decide) to start the project before we even heard about the award. 6 .......... (Professor Sterling/already/announce) the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class? 7 They .......... (live) in Spain before they moved to London.

Answer 1

1 I had been waiting for an hour before the lecture started.

2 Jane didn't come to the party because she had fallen ill the day before.

3 Before he had breakfast he hadn't been washing up.

4 Before Tom answered the question, we had been helping him to find the answer.

5 We had decided to start the project before we even heard about the award.

6 Had professor Sterling already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?

7 They had been living in Spain before they moved to London.

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with the gaps filled in with the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous:

1. I had been waiting for an hour before the lecture started.
2. Jane didn't come to the party because she had fallen ill the day before.
3. Before he had breakfast, he had not been washing up.
4. Before Tom answered the question, we had been helping him to find the answer.
5. We had decided to start the project before we even heard about the award.
6. Had Professor Sterling already announced the names of the students who would be in his research team when she entered the class?
7. They had lived in Spain before they moved to London.