Past perfect or past perfect continuous?

17. Choose the correct verb form.

1. How long ..... she ..... for your company before that incident?

   A) had ... worked

   B) had ... been working

2. Once upon a time there was an old farmer who ..... hard in his vineyard all his life.

   A) had worked

   B) had been working

3. ..... you ever ..... abroad before you went to the States?

   A) Had ... lived

   B) Had ... been living

4. We ..... for about ten hours before we stopped for a break.

   A) had driven

   B) had been driving

5. When I got home, Mother ..... a pie already.

   A) had made

   B) had been making

6. The film ..... for about a month when I saw it.

   A) had run

   B) had been running

7. By 6 o’clock the conference ..... .

   A) had finished

   B) had been finishing

8. How long ..... she ..... driving lessons before she passed the exam?

   A) had ... taken

   B) had ... been taking

9. His English became much better. It was evident he ..... hard during the term.

   A) had worked

   B) had been working

10. When I was speaking with her on the phone I realised that something unusual .... .

A) had happened

B) had been happening

Past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous?

18. Choose the correct verb form.

1. I ..... the washing up when suddenly I heard a terrible scream.

   	A) finished	C) had finished
   	B) was finishing	D) had been finishing

2. I ..... to drive for 5 months before I could pass my driving test.

   	A) learnt	C) had learnt
   	B) was learning	D) had been learning

3. After the Managing Director ..... his report, we expressed our personal views on the subject.

   	A) made	C) had made
   	B) was making	D) had been making

4. The lights went off and the orchestra ..... playing.

   	A) started	C) had started
   	B) was starting	D) had been starting

5. He ..... as a journalist for several years before he began writing novels.

   	A) worked	C) had worked
   	B) was working	D) had been working

6. He was a heavy smoker. He ..... smoking even when he fell seriously ill.

   	A) didn’t give up	C) hadn’t given up
   	B) wasn’t giving up	D) hadn’t been giving up

7. Jane ..... a dark-blue suit when she came for the interview.

   	A) wore	C) had worn
   	B) was wearing	D) had been wearing

8. My daughter ..... taking music lessons but soon gave it up.

   	A) began	C) had begun
   	B) was beginning	D) had been beginning

9. I learned that the interview ..... for more than an hour.

   	A) went on	C) had gone on
   	B) was going on	D) had been going on

10. Her parents ..... with her marriage until the baby was born.

	A) didn’t reconcile	C) hadn’t reconciled
	B) weren’t reconciling	D) hadn’t been reconciling