Past Simple or Continuous?
Past Perfect Continuous
Correct the mistake
Past Perfect
Mixed Narrative Tenses
100

I couldn't sleep last night. My neighbours ______ (argue) all night

were arguing

100

I ____ (work) when the earthquake hit.

had been working

100

He looked guilty. I knew he done the wrong thing. 

he had done

100

After Sofie _________ (finish) her work, she went to lunch.

had finished

100

 In the late 1990s my father __________ (working) for the FBI.

was working

200

While George ______ (clean) his room, his mother ______ (cook) dinner.

was cleaning / was cooking 

200

He ____ (try) on clothes for hours when the shop assistant kicked us out

had been trying

200

It hasn't rained last week.

didn't rain

200

I washed the floor when the painter _________ (go).

had gone

200

 While you ________ (be) out working a package ________ (arrive) for you.

were / arrived

300

The children ______ (forget) their lunch at home every day last week 

forgot

300

He had to sell his car. It ______ (give) him a lot of trouble.

had been giving

300

Both boys had cuts and a black eye when they got home. They were just fighting.

had just been fighting

300

Harold _____________ (know) about it for a while.

 had known

300

We ___________ (play) in the mud so our clothes _________ (be) filthy. 

had been playing / were

400

We ______ (talk) about the movie while we ______ (walk) home

were talking / were walking

400

Sue ______ (not/feel/good) that day. She had a fever and her body was aching all over.

hadn't been feeling well

400

We were really good friends. We had known each other since years.

for years

400

She was crying because she ___________ (lost) her house keys.

had lost

400

 I __________ (learn / already) some Italian before we __________ (move) to Rome.  

had already learned / moved

500

Every day I ________ (see) her I ______ (love) her more and more.

saw / loved

500

Sally used to look great. How often ______ (go) to the gym? 

had she been going

500

At first I thought I did the right thing, but I soon I realised that I make a big mistake.

I had done the right thing

I had made a big mistake

500

He couldn't find his bike because someone __________ (steal) it.

had stolen
500

 By the time it _______ (be) dark in the forest we _______ (put up) our tent and __________ (make) a campfire.

was / had put up / made

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