Question

Past Continuous or Past Perfect.
1. When I went into the yard, the boys _______ ( play ) football.
2. I __________ ( to have ) breakfast before I went to school.
3. The weather was fine, the sun _______ ( shine ) all day.
4. I ________ ( do ) my homework the whole evening yesterday.
5. When I arrived at the cinema, the film _______ ( start ).
6. By 8 o’clock the rain ______ ( to stop ).
7. She ________ (sleep) when you came home.
8. He ______ ( to work ) at the factory before he entered the college.
9. When I came home, Tom _______ ( to speak ) over the phone.
10. While we ______ ( talking ) to our friend, he was painting the fence.
11. I went to bed after I _______ ( to finish ) reading the book.

Answer 1

1 were playing

2 had had

3 was shining

4 was doing

5 had started

6 had stopped

7 was sleeping

8 had worked

9 was speaking

10 were talking

11 had finished