Use the verbs in brackets to write sentences. Use Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. 1.He (to play) tennis for an hour before she came. 2.Mr. Bush (to work) as a tamer for twenty years before he left his job. 3.By 7 o’clock the rain (to stop). 4.They (to wait) for twenty minutes when the bus arrived. 5.She was late because she (to miss) the bus. 6.My friend got a bad mark for his test because he (to make) a lot of mistakes in it. 7.Jane looked tired because she (to draw) a new picture all day. 8.We were very hungry because we (to work) all day without lunch. 9.I (to drive) for five hours when suddenly the car broke down. 10.I didn’t get a good mark because I (to leave) my exercise-book at home.

Here are the sentences using Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous: 1. He had been playing tennis for an hour before she came. 2. Mr. Bush had worked as a tamer for twenty years before he left his job. 3. By 7 o’clock the rain had stopped. 4. They had been waiting for twenty minutes when the bus arrived. 5. She was late because she had missed the bus. 6. My friend got a bad mark for his test because he had made a lot of mistakes in it. 7. Jane looked tired because she had been drawing a new picture all day. 8. We were very hungry because we had been working all day without lunch. 9. I had been driving for five hours when suddenly the car broke down. 10. I didn’t get a good mark because I had left my exercise-book at home.