12. Choose the correct verb form.

I was late because I ..... in a jam.

A) stuck

B) had stuck
We went out after it ..... raining.

A) stopped

B) had stopped
The sergeant ..... about ten minutes later.

A) returned

B) had returned
He told me that he ..... jazz.

A) liked

B) had liked
I thanked him for what he ..... for me.

A) did

B) had done
The house he ..... was of a modern design.

A) built

B) had built
We were told that Sir Clark ..... in the habit of taking a stroll after dinner.

A) was

B) had been
She said that she ..... detective stories.

A) liked

B) had liked
My mother was worried because I ..... in touch with her for a long time.

A) wasn’t

B) hadn’t been
I remembered that I ..... the letter on the table.

A) left

B) had left
When I came back a few minutes later I ..... the letter.

A) didn’t find

B) hadn’t found

I told her that I ..... interested in the project.

A) was

B) had been
The girl explained that she ..... from Bexhill by the 3-o’clock train.

A) came

B) had come
James regretted that he ..... that conversation.

A) started

B) had started
I asked him if he ..... a Shakespearian role.

A) ever played

B) had ever played
I remembered that I ..... the window.

A) didn’t close

B) hadn’t closed
I realised that he ..... with his illusions.

A) did not part

B) had not parted
Judging by his reaction I came to the conclusion that he ..... of her arrival.

A) wasn’t aware

B) hadn’t been aware

Past perfect or past continuous?

I ..... supper when the bell rang.

A) was having

B) had had
When they came back home it was rather late. Everybody ..... to bed.

A) was going

B) had gone
When they came back home the children ..... already.

A) were sleeping

B) had slept
They ..... back home when the car skidded on a wet road.

A) were driving

B) had driven
It was an embarrassing moment. I ..... utterly ..... about his birthday.

A) was ... forgetting

B) had ... forgotten
I ..... the park gates. Jack was due to come in a couple of minutes.

A) was watching

B) had watched
By the time the police arrived everybody ..... in the dining room.

A) was gathering

B) had gathered
When we ..... the house we saw a dark shadow.

A) were approaching

B) had approached
I realised that he ..... us everything during our first meeting.

A) wasn’t telling

B) hadn’t told
While I ..... to Sue there was a loud knock at the door.

A) was talking

B) had talked
He said that he ..... a new film at that time.

A) was making

B) had made
I was surprised when I heard that they ..... to the countryside a few months before.

A) were moving

B) had moved

When I came into the bar my friends ..... lunch.

A) were having

B) had had
He started a small advertising agency after he ..... from the military service.

A) was retiring

B) had retired
It was clear that he ..... to meet us. He seemed quite displeased at seeing us.

A) was not expecting

B) had not expected
When Holmes looked out of the window again the strange-looking gentleman ..... by the gates.

A) was still standing

B) had still stood
We left after it ..... snowing.

A) was stopping

B) had stopped
The children spent the whole day indoors because it ..... heavily.

A) was raining

B) had rained
While the inspector ..... to Miss Terry he suddenly heard a slight noise behind the door.

A) was talking

B) had talked
Jim’s father was really angry when he knew that Jim ..... the University.

A) was leaving

B) had left
Tom saw her for the first time at the University library when he ..... for his final exam.

A) was working

B) had worked
She was very nervous while she ..... us about her stepfather’s departure.

A) was telling

B) had told
I met him first when he ..... already his second novel.

A) was publishing

B) had published
I asked him what he ..... at that time.

A) was doing

B) had done

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