Past Perfect Simple Vs Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Simple Vs Past Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

We use the past Past Perfect Simple for and action or situation that finished before another action, situation or time in the past

• True

• False

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Read the sentences. Then make them negative.

1. We had forgotten our passports, so we went to get them

2. We had travelled, all over the world by his 30th birthday.

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Complete the sentences with the correct from of the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The skier _____________ (return) to the hotel before the storm started.

2. Shalley ____________ (never / play) golf in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.

3. _____________ (they / already / call) a taxi by the time you arrived?

4. Until 2008, we _________ (never/ be) sailing.

5. I _________ (work) in the Alps once and really enjoyed themselves.

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Complete the sentences with the correct from of the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The skier _____________ (return) to the hotel before the storm started.

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2. Shalley ____________ (never / play) golf in her life, but she realised she was very good at it.

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3. _____________ (they / already / call) a taxi by the time you arrived?

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4. Until 2008, we _________ (never/ be) sailing.

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5. I _________ (work) in the Alps once and really enjoyed themselves.

Multiple Choice

Match the uses of the Past Perfect Continuous with the sentences given.

1. They had been walking in the desert for days, so they were exhausted.

• a. that started in the past and were still in progress when another action occured in the past.

• b. that were in progress in the past and had an effect on a later action in the past

Multiple Choice

We had been driving for a few hours before we realised that we were lost.

• a. that started in the past and were still in progress when another action occurred in the past.

• b. that were in progress in the past and had an effect on a later action in the past

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Complete the sentences with the correct from of the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the brackets.

1. My grandfather ________ (live) in his old house for ages before he moved in with us.

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2. I _____________ (cope) with my problem for weeks before I found a solution .

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3. We ____________ (she/fight) against the disease for long before she died?

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4. They ________ (not fly) for long when they lost radio contact.

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5. How long _______ (you/dig) before you found the buried treasured?

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6. We ___________(play) in the rain since midday, so we were veru wet.