1) I ___________ music for five years before I became a famous singer. a) had studied b) had been studying 2) When he __________ a lot of money, he bought a car. a) had saved b) had been saving 3) When the children arrived home, their mother ______________ the house. a) had already tidied b) had been tiding 4) They had already left the cinema _______ the film started. a) because b) when c) after 5) Jane was confused. She ______________ to win thre game for three hours. a) had been trying b) had tried 6) He hadn't seen his childhood friend ___________ they graduated from high school. a) for b) when c) since d) from 7) Andrew was relieved to hear that he _______________ the exam. a) had been passing b) had passed 8) It was the first time she __________ that museum. a) had been visiting b) had visited 9) ______ the teacher arrived, the students had been chatting for five minutes. a) After b) While c) Before d) As soon as 10) He waited until all the guests ________ before she began cleaning. a) had been leaving b) had left

Past Perfect Simple vs Past Perfect Continuous

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