Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct item. Scott reached the South Pole in 1912 but Amundsen ____________ him by a month.

Choose the correct item. His hands were covered in oil because he ____________ to fix the car all morning.

Choose the correct item. When Sarah arrived at the party, Paul ____________ home.

Choose the correct item. The roads were wet because it ____________ all night.

Choose the correct item. I went to Madrid a few years ago and stayed with a friend of mine. She ____________ there very long, but she knew the city very well.

Choose the correct item. She was tired because she ____________ hard.

Choose the correct item. At last the bus came. I ____________ for 20 minutes.

Choose the correct item. We were good friends. We ____________ each other for years.

Choose the correct item. My hands were dirty because I ____________ my bike.

Choose the correct item. We ____________ tennis for about half an hour when it started to rain heavily.