PAST PERFECT VS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Peter was Sally's best friend.

She _______ (know) him all her life.

• knew

• had been knowing

• had known

• knows

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The children were wet because they ______ (play) football in the rain all day.

• had been playing

• had played

• plays

• play

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

They _______ (wait) at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

• waited

• have been waiting

• had waited

• had been waiting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We _______ (arrange) a time to meet,

but both of us forgot about it.

• arranged

• didn't arrange

• had arranged

• had been arranging

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tony knew Istanbul so well because he ________ (visit) the city several times.

• visit

• had been visiting

• visiting

• had visited

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I was able to buy a new cell phone because I _________ enough money

• had saved

• had been saving

• saved

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I got wet because I ____________ my umbrella.

• forget

• had forgotten

• had been forgetting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

They were happy when they arrived because they ____ for 12 hours.

(TRAVEL)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She was tired because she ___ all the weekend.

• had studied

• have been studying

• had been studying

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

She __________ for hours when I found her.

(cry)

• cried

• 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