Using the Correct Tense Form

Complete using the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in the box.

You may need to use a negative form.

An example has been done for you.


eatstaywaitknowwrite
seelistengethaverun
give



Example

She piano lessons for five years before she moved to another city
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By the time he died, Beethoven nine symphonies.
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We chose the Hotel Rio because we there before.
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we for over an hour when the train finally arrived.
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I was completely out of breath because I
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I the film before, so I knew how it ended.
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When he got married, I Chris for about two years.
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Johnson ready for the race for six months and finally the big moment came.
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Vivian computer lessons for very long so she wasn't sure how to use the Internet.
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Holly oysters before, so she wasn't sure what to do with them.
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I to my new CD for a few minutes when the CD player started making a funny noise.