Past Perfect
They ___________________ (not / eat) so we went to a restaurant.
they hadn't/had not eaten
We _____ (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up.
we had been sleeping
After arriving home, I realised I _______________ (not / buy) any milk.
After arriving home, I realised I hadn't bought any milk.
Mum was angry because when I sat down to watch TV, I _____ my dinner. (finish)
had finished
When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining but the ground was white. It _________ (snow) during the night
When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining but the ground was white. It had snowed during the night.
They ____ (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.
they had been waiting
My cousin (promise) me to bring me a souvenir from France last month
promised
She ________________________________ (work) in that company for twenty years when she was fired
had been working
The laundry was wet. It ___________ (rain) while I was out.
The laundry was wet. It had rained while I was out.
I ______(not / walk) for a long time, when it suddenly began to rain.
I hadn't been walking
Alfred ______ (work) in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome.
had worked
I ________________________________ (run), so I was hot and exhausted.
had been running
I ___________________ (not / have) any breakfast by the time he arrived.
I hadn't/had not had
How long______(learn / she) English before she went to London?
had she been learning...?
When Anne (open) the door, she realised that somebody (break) in.
opened / had broken
I ________________________________ (study) all day without any breaks, so I was tired.
had been studying
She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.
she had studied
How long _____ you (hike) before you came home?
had you been hiking?
Philip (tidy) his bedroom before he (leave) for work.
had tidied / left
I ______ (make) a project for five hours before I went to bed.
had been making