#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?
