<p></p><p><strong>2. Put the verbs in the brackets into the</strong><em><b>
</b></em><b><i>past perfect</i></b><b> or
the <i>past perfect continuous</i><strong>.</strong></b></p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>1. Yesterday she was
on a date with the man she {#1}<strong> </strong>(<strong>always</strong><strong>
</strong>/<strong> dream</strong>)
to go out with. <strong></strong></p>

<p>2. They&nbsp;{#2}<strong> </strong>
(<b>listen</b>)
to music since early morning when their parents returned home.</p>

<p>3. Marc
{#3}
(<b>not
</b>/ <b>be</b>)
able to decide to leave the country or not for months before the war struck.<strong> <br></strong></p>

<p>4. Anthony felt refreshed because he {#4} (<b>meditate</b>) all afternoon. <br></p>

<p>5. By
the time the pirates showed up, they {#5} (<b>fling</b>)
the box of valuables in the sea.&nbsp;</p>

<p>6. Sam Davis {#6} (<b>write</b>) two
well-received novels before he died in 1984.<br></p>

<p>7. How
long {#7}
(<b>you
</b>/ <b>wait</b>)
when the bus arrived? <strong></strong></p>

<p>8. Ela<em> </em>{#8}<strong> (take) </strong>part
in<strong> </strong>the community programme
ever since&nbsp;it {#9}<strong> (start</strong><strong>)</strong><em>,&nbsp;</em>but she quit last Friday. <br></p>

<p>9. {#10} (<b>they</b> / <b>have</b>) enough sleep before they embarked
on their journey? <strong></strong></p>

<p>10. Charlotte felt dizzy. She {#11} (<b>not</b> / <b>drink</b>) enough water during the marathon.<br></p>

<p>11. {#12} (<b>Daniel</b>
/ <b>resell</b>) vintage cars to local
customers for two years before the robbery happened?</p>

<p>12. Gabriel’s
hands were filthy. He {#13} (<b>just </b>/ <b>finish</b>) repairing his
motorcycle. <strong></strong></p>

<p>13. The Lions
came out to the semi-finals after they {#14} (<b>beat</b>)
the Paladins in their last match at home.<strong> <br></strong></p>

<p>14. He was a wonderful artist. He<em> </em>{#15} (<b>paint</b>)<i>
</i>for 20 years<em>. <br></em></p>

<p>15. Lucia {#16}
(<b>still
</b>/ <b>not
</b>/ <b>eat</b>)
her breakfast because she was busy watching her favorite cartoons online. <strong><br></strong></p>

<p>16.
By the time he knocked at her door, she {#17}
(<b>study</b>)
biology for two hours. <strong><br></strong></p>

<p>17. Richard {#18}
(<b>investigate</b>)
the case for three months when it got dismissed. <strong></strong></p>

<p>18.
After the family {#19}
(<b>have</b>)
dinner, they went to watch the football match on TV. <strong></strong></p>

<p>19. By the time
she was twenty nine, she {#20}
(<b>already
</b>/ <b>climb</b>)
Everest three times.<strong></strong></p>

<p>20.
Grace {#21}
(<b>commute</b>)
to London every day since she {#22}
(<b>move</b>)
to Brighton. <strong><br></strong></p><p></p>