(Past, Future, Present) Perfect Continuous Tenses

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

• was attending

• has been attending

• have been attending

• had been attending

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

• was driving

• has been driving

• had been driven

• had been driving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.

• had worked

• was working

• has been working

• had been working

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

• has been

• had been

• was being

• have been

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?

• -s

• -ed

• -er

• -ing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.

• that an event has finished.

• habitual activities in the present.

• that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.

• the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

Priscilla _______ _______ __________ information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.

• had gathered

• was gathering

• had been gathered

• had been gathering

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

Timothy _____ ______ _______ networking courses for two years when he was promoted to be a coach.

• had taken

• had been taking

• have been taking

• could have taken

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.4.1B

He … (drive) a car through the rain for an hour.

• Have been driving

• Had been driving

• Has been driving

• Had driving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

They .... talking for the last hour

• Have been

• Has been

• Had been

• Will be

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B