Ejercicios de pasado perfecto simple y continuo en inglés

1. Bill and Jane were very tired because they _____ on stage for hours.

2. George _____ about the song until he _____ it on the TV show last night.

3. I couldn't send you a postcard from Portugal last month because I _____ your address before I _____ there for a holiday.

4. After we _____ my grandparents, we _____ by the burger restaurant to eat lunch.

5. Mrs Henderson _____ the report for the boss before he _____ at work in the morning.

6. When Haluk _____ the door, he was surprised to see her friend Havva, who he _____ for years.

7. It was too late for me to persuade Matt to return because he _____ on the bus when I _____ him on his mobile phone.

8. Where _____ Funda _____ when she went to Barcelona?

B: She _____ a room at a hotel by the beach two months in advance, so she stayed there

9. Mr Lewis was really angry because he _____ at the hospital for over 2 hours.

10. They _____ to find an answer to the problem for 3 hours when they _____ its solution.

11. My father _____ the broken window by the time my mother _____ home from work.

12. William _____ for the remote control for 3 days when he _____ it under the sofa.

13. The tickets for the concert _____ out by the time I got to the venue, but thankfully, my friend Lee _____ the tickets online.

14. The traffic was terrible yesterday, and before I _____ home from work, the football match _____.

15. By the time I _____ the attic, Mrs Shannon _____ all the other rooms in the house.

16. When my wife _____ to the car park to take her car, she discovered that someone _____ the car window.

17. Irene _____ her friend Mike move his house for a few days when she _____ sick.

18. The policeman _____ traffic when the lorry _____ into the taxi.

19. When I _____ to the shoe shop, the shopkeeper _____ for a tea break, so I had to wait for a while.

20. Mike _____ over the offer for almost a week until he _____ a final decision.