Verb Tense Exercise Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses using the words in the parentheses.

Im sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at !"". I #try$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% to get tic&ets for that play for months, and I didnt want to miss it. 'y the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I #ha(e$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% fi(e cups of coffee and I #wait$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% o(er an hour. I had to lea(e because I #arrange$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% to meet )athy in front of the theater.

*hen I arri(ed at the theater, )athy #pic&, already$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% up the tic&ets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. +he was really angry because she #wait$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% for more than an hour. +he said she #gi(e, almost$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% up and #go$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% into the theater without us.

)athy told me you #be$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% late se(eral times in the past and that she would not ma&e plans with you again in the future. +he mentioned that she #miss$ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% se(eral mo(ies because of your late arri(als. I thin& you owe her an apology. ,nd in the future, I suggest you be on time-