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TEFL exercises - Upper intermediate materials - Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

grammar

Use the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous to complete the sentences. Some answers might have both possible forms.

Example   He didn't remember her name until she [LEFT] the party.

                He didn't remember her name until she had left the party.

1 By the time I got to the meeting everyone [GO]
.
2 He said he was late because his car [BREAK DOWN]
.
3 Although my computer [WORK]
fine yesterday, today it’s really slow.
4 He [walk]
for a long time before realising it was the wrong direction.
5 The waiter said the restaurant [BUSY]
earlier although it was quieter now.
6 The cat [OUT]
all night and was now tired and hungry.
7 He [SIT]
for a long time, and felt very stiff when he stood up.
8 She [SAVE]
enough money to buy her own flat.
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