PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT or PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS?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. |