PAST PERFECT & PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT ,PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I _____________(wait) for hours so I was really glad when the bus finally _______________(arrive).

• had been waiting /arrived

• had waited/arrived

• had been waiting/ had arrived

I ___________(see) John yesterday, but he______________ (run) so he was too tired to chat.

• saw / had been running

• had seen/had run

When I _________(arrive) it was clear she ____________(work). There were papers all over the floor and books everywhere.

• arrived / had been

• had arrived/had been

They ____________(study) all day so when we___________ (meet) they were exhausted.

• had stidied/ had met

• had been studying / met

The boss____________ (talk) to clients on Skype for hours so she ______________(want) a break.

• had been talking / wanted

• had talked/ had wanted

• had been talking/ had been wanting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Lucy _______________ (hope) for a new car, so she was really pleased when she __________(get) one.

• had hoped/ had gotten

• had been hoping / got

IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT?

I HAD WAITED FOR SO LONG TO BUY THE CONCERT TICKETS.

• CORRECT

• INCORRECT

We use the past perfect simple to talk about actions that happenend ________another action in the past.

• AFTER

• BEFORE

Express a past action, already finished when another past action happened

• PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

• PAST PERFECT CONTINUOS

EMPHASIZE THE RESULT OF AN ACTIVITY

• PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

• PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS