Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous?

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I ______ (work) all day, so I didn't want to go out.
had working
had been working
worked
was working
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.4.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When I arrived at the cinema, the film ______ (start).
started
had been starting
had started
was starting
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
After they ______ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
were eating
had been eating
had eat
had eaten
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
She ______ (sleep) for ten hours when I woke her up.
had been sleeping
had slept
had sleeped
was sleeping
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.4.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
We were late for the plane because we ______ (forget) our passports.
forgot
had been forgetting
had forgotten
had forget
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
They ______ (live) in Beijing for three years when he lost his job.
had lived
lived
were living
had been living
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
When we met, you ______ (work) at that company for six months.
had worked
had been working
worked
were working
Tags
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1D
CCSS.L.4.1B
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