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.

He [ ] (to steal) for years before his boss found out.

I couldn't say goodbye to my friends because, by the time I arrived, they [ ] (already / to leave).

Nathan [ ] (to hope) to move into a big house, but it was too expensive.

They had bruises on their arms. They [ ] (to fight).