C: Complete the sentences using the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1. By the time I got home they
(eat) all the cake.
2. The room was very smoky. I could tell that my brother
_(smoke) in
there all afternoon.
3. She retired at fifty-five, but she
(work) hard all her life.
4. James was very irritable. He
(look) for his contact lens for an hour and
he still
(not/find) it!
5. I was furious with Tom when he arrived. I
(wait) for him for hours.
6. Harry was sad to sell his car. He
(have) it for a long time.
7. Mary was covered in white paint. She
(decorate) the kitchen all
afternoon
8. Lucy went into the sitting room. The TV was on. Her brother
(watch) it
and
(forget) to switch it off.
9. Hattie felt terribly sick. She
(eat) too many cream cakes,
10. The journey was incredibly long. We
(travel) for ten hours and we
weren't even half way yet.
Answers
1. had eaten
2. had been smoking
3. had worked
4. had been looking hadn't found
5. had been waiting
6. had had
7. had been decorating
8. had been watching had forgotten
9. had eaten
10. had been travelling
The answer is as follows:
1. By the time I got home they ate all the cake.
2. The room was very smoky. I could tell that my brother smoked in there all afternoon.
3. She retired at fifty-five, but she worked hard all her life.
4. James was very irritable. He looked for his contact lens for an hour and he still had not found it!
5. I was furious with Tom when he arrived. I waited for him for hours.
6. Harry was sad to sell his car. He had it for a long time.
7. Mary was covered in white paint. She decorated the kitchen all afternoon
8. Lucy went into the sitting room. The TV was on. Her brother watched it
and forgot to switch it off.
9. Hattie felt terribly sick. She had eaten too many cream cakes,
10. The journey was incredibly long. We traveled for ten hours and we weren't even half way yet.
- Tenses are used to indicate the time of occurrence of a verb or its state of being, which are termed the present, past, and future which has its further classifications. The origin is from the Latin word tempo meaning ‘time’. They are a time frame for the verb, for example; I will read – future, I read – past, I am reading – present.
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