Past Perfect Simple and Continuous (B2)

Joshua _______ married twice before he met Carol.

• had already been

• had already being been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I asked Martha and Sue to organise my wedding because they _____ quite a few before.

• had prepared

• had been preparing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Stewart was really exhausted because he ______ after the twins the whole afternoon.

• had been looking

• had looked

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Dad, how long ______ Mum before you got engaged?

• had you dated

• had you been dating

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I split up with my girlfriend because we _______ a serious quarrel for the third time that week.

• had been having

• had had

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I saw Jane the other day, I could see she ______ , but I didn't know why.

• had been crying

• had cried

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Avril's face was a funny green color. She said she ¹______ (eat) a whole tub of ice cream an hour earlier and ²_____ (be) pretty sick ever since.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I asked why she ³______ (do) that, she said she ⁴______ (fail) a test at school and needed something to cheer her up. Clearly, her plan ⁵_____ (not/work).

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

George and Gina ________ (wait) for Christmas for roughly 364 days.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Ever since they were children, they _______ (love) everything about the festive season, especially Christmas dinner.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D