Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 13 Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at
8:00. I (try) ................... to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the
time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) ............. five cups of cof-
fee and I (wait) .............. over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) ............... to meet Kathy in
front of the theater.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) ..................... up the tickets and she was waiting
for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) ............ for more than half an hour.
She said she (give, almost) .......... up and (go) ........into the theater without us.
Kathy told me you (be) ........... late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with
you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ............ several movies because of your late ar-
rivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time! several movies
because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology.
Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 14 Present Perfect / Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous 1. It is already 9:30 pm and I (wait) .............here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the
next five minutes, I am going to leave.
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ……….. for over
an hour. I almost left without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ........... for that import company for
more than ten years and he (work) ................in almost every department. Nobody knew the com-
pany like he did.
4. I (see) ............... many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monu-
ments are verymisleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb) .................. the Matterhorn, (sail) ..........around the world, and (go) ............. on
safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb) ................ the Matterhorn, (sail) .............around the world and (go) ................. on
safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ............... more by that age
than most people do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry)
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