1. Put the verbs in the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. 1) Before the competition began, they ___ (pack). 2) My head hurt because I ___ to music for three hours. (listen) 3) He ___ his bus, so he was really late. (miss) 4) When I opened the cupboard, I saw that someone ___ the mugs. (already/take) 5) He ___ since early morning when we finally reached him. (work) 6) He got lost because he ___ a map. (not/take) 7) By the time we reached the canyon, it ___ raining. (stop) 8) I was tired because I ___ (walk) for three hours. 9) When Alice finally arrived at the party, everybody ___ home. (go)