8. Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous? Complete the text with the appropriate tenses.
Sorry, I left without you yesterday. I (try) to get tickets for that play for months, and
I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were to meet.
I (have) five cups of coffee and I (wait) for over an hour. I had to leave because 1
(arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theatre. When I arrived at the theatre, Kathy (get.
already) up the tickets and was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry
because she (wait) for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) up and (go)
into the theater without us. Kathy told me you (be) late several times in the past and that
she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss)
several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the
future, I suggest you be on time!​

Sorry, I left without you yesterday. I had been trying (Past Perfect Continuous) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I had had (Past Perfect) five cups of coffee and I had been waiting (Past Perfect Continuous) for over an hour. I had to leave because I had arranged (Past Perfect) to meet Kathy in front of the theatre.

When I arrived at the theatre, Kathy had already gotten (Past Perfect) the tickets and was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she had been waiting (Past Perfect Continuous) for more than half an hour. She said she had almost given (Past Perfect) up and had gone (Past Perfect) into the theater without us. Kathy told me you had been late (Past Perfect Continuous) several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she had missed (Past Perfect) several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!