After I ______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A.had
B.had had
C.have had
D.has had

John went to the post office to ask about his package but they kept saying that it ___yet.
A.doesn’t arrive
B.hadn’t arrived
C.is arriving
D.arrived

We___ up the hill for half an hour when we realized we___ in the direction of the castle.
A.were walking - haven’t been going
B.had been walking - weren’t going
C.have been walking - didn’t go
D.had walked - wouldn’t be going

David was fed up. He___ for the bus for an hour.
A.had been waiting
B.waited
C.has been waiting
D.was waiting

My grandfather retired from work last month. He__ for the company for 40 years.
A.was working
B.has been working
C.had been worked
D.had been working

By the time I came here all the better jobs ___taken.
A.have been
B.were
C.are
D.had been

Jack___ so lonely before he moved to Sydney
A.has never been
B.was never
C.wouldn’t be
D.had never been

By the time I saved enough money, the price of the camera _____ by ten percent.
A.had risen
B.has risen
C.was rising
D.rose

By the time Sam got home from school, his brother _____ all the cake.
A.had eaten
B.was eating
C.has been eating
D.has eaten

I was upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Muller, who ___part in tournaments for no less than ten years.
A.was taking
B.has been taking
C.had been taking
D.took