Exercise 5: PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT or PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS?

1. ________________ (you/study) French before you ___________ (move) to France?

 2. How long ______________ (you/wait) to get on the bus?

 3. I ________________ (not have) any money because I __________ (lose) my purse.

 4. I __________________ (try) to get through to her for months before she finally __________ (answer) my email.

5. I ____________ (never/go) to the theatre before last night.

6. James __________________ (teach) at the university for more than a year before he ___________ (go) to Asia.

 7. The old woman ______________ (want) to sit down because she ___________________ (stand) for a long time.

8. They ________ (feel) bad about selling the house because they ___________ (own) it for more than forty years.

 9. We couldn’t get a hotel room anywhere because we ____________ (not/book) in advance.

 10.We _______________ (have) that car for ten years before it ____________ (break) down.