Complete the sentences by transforming the verbs in brackets in the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous. Don't use contractions.

Write 2–3 words in each gap.

They were late. The meeting [ ] (already / to start).

I was desperate because I [ ] (to look) for a new job for a year.

The famous criminal [ ] (to kill) two men when the police found him.

Our family [ ] (to own) this necklace for years when it was lost.