Test 30. past perfect simple or continuous? choose the correct verb form. 1. i knew the facts of the case because i had (read/been reading) the report. 2. my eyes ached because i had (read/been reading) for three hours. 3. the children were dirty. they had (played/been playing) in the garden, and they were covered in mud. 4. i was very nervous at the beginning of the match. i had never (played/been playing) before. 5. donald was very angry. he had (worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning, and no one had offered to help him. 6. the roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night. 7. he was broke. he had (spent/been spending) all his money. 8. his hands were covered in oil because he had (tried/ been trying) to fix the car all morning. unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start. 9. i got to the meeting very late and everyone was waiting for me to start; the chairman told me they had (waited/ been waiting) for a whole hour. 10. when i arrived at the party, mary had already (left/ been leaving). 11. we were good friends. we had (known/been knowing) each other for a long time. 12. they had (climbed/been climbing) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain. 13. i had (felt/been feeling) sleepy all day so i went to bed early. 14. ken gave up smoking two years ago. he had (smoked/ been smoking) for 30 years. 15. ann had just (got/been getting) home when i phoned. 16. we were extremely tired at the end of the journey. we had (travelled/been travelling) for more than 24 hours. 17. i was sad when i sold my car. i had (had/been having) it for a very long time. 18. mary was sitting on the ground. she was out of breath. she had (run/been running). 19. in the evening i was very tired because i had (cleaned/ been cleaning) my house since morning. 20. the house was dirty. they had not (cleaned/been cleaning) it for weeks.

1. I knew the facts of the case because I had (read/been reading) the report.

2. My eyes ached because I had (read/been reading) for three hours.

3. The children were dirty. They had (played/been playing) in the garden, and they were covered in mud.

4. I was very nervous at the beginning of the match. I had never (played/been playing) before.

5. Donald was very angry. He had (worked/been working) in the kitchen all morning, and no one had offered to help him.

6. The roads were wet because it had (rained/been raining) all night.

7. He was broke. He had (spent/been spending) all his money.

8. His hands were covered in oil because he had (tried/ been trying) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he had not (managed/been managing) to make it start.

9. I got to the meeting very late and everyone was waiting for me to start; the chairman told me they had (waited/ been waiting) for a whole hour.

10. When I arrived at the party, Mary had already (left/ been leaving).

11. We were good friends. We had (known/been knowing) each other for a long time.

12. They had (climbed/been climbing) for five hours before they reached the top of the mountain.

13. I had (felt/been feeling) sleepy all day so I went to bed early.

14. Ken gave up smoking two years ago. He had (smoked/ been smoking) for 30 years.

15. Ann had just (got/been getting) home when I phoned.

16. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We had (travelled/been travelling) for more than 24 hours.

17. I was sad when I sold my car. I had (had/been having) it for a very long time.

18. Mary was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She had (run/been running).

19. In the evening I was very tired because I had (cleaned/ been cleaning) my house since morning.

20. The house was dirty. They had not (cleaned/been cleaning) it for weeks.