#put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. 1 they(drive) for two hours before they finally reached their destination. 2 emily write) five letters by lunchtime. 3 the doctor told john to stay in bed until he(fully recover). 4 he(iron) all morning when his wife arrived. 5 peter(already learn) to read and write before he started school. 6 the baby(cry) f half an hour before it finally fell asleep 7 the children(wait) for an hour when the school bus arrived. 8 the burglar(get away) by the time the police arrived 9 she(dig) in the garden for three hours when she stopped for a break. 10 by the time he was eighteen he(become) a professional athlete. 11 how long(they dance) in competitions when they retired?
2had written
3had recovered
4had been ironing
5had learnt
6had been crying
7had been waiting
8had got away
9had been digging
10had become
11had been dancing