Question

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. 1. Mum was angry because she ……….(CLEAN) the house all morning when the children came in with those muddy shoes. 2. Tom didn’t want to go to the cinema with us because he … already …. (SEE) the film. 3. The woman sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He …. never …(FLY) before. 4. When we got home last night, we found out that somebody ….(BREAK) into the flat. 5. We ……(PLAY) tennis for half an hour when it started to rain.

Answer 1

1. had been cleaning

2.had, seen

3.had, flown

4.had, broken

5.had been playing

Answer 2

1. Had been cleaning
2. Had already seen
3. She had never flown
4. Had broken
5. Had been playing

Answer 3

Here are the sentences with the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous tense:

1. Mum was angry because she had been cleaning the house all morning when the children came in with those muddy shoes.

2. Tom didn’t want to go to the cinema with us because he had already seen the film.

3. The woman sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She had never flown before.

4. When we got home last night, we found out that somebody had broken into the flat.

5. We had been playing tennis for half an hour when it started to rain.