Past perfect and past perfect progressive

Cristiano Ronaldo had played in Real Madrid.

• This is past perfect

• This is past perfect progressive

LeBron James had been playing in Miami for four years.

• This is past perfect

• This is past perfect progressive

My friend Emily __ before she started to work.

• had graduated from college

• graduated from college

• had graduate from college

• graduate from college

Jason __ for several years when he broke a world record.

• training

• had been training

• been training

• had training

John pushed himself to pass the course after he __ a bad grade.

• had getting

• had been getting

• had been gotten

• had gotten

When Sarah set a record, she __ for many days.

• studying

• had studied

• had been studying

• had been studied

Peru national soccer team __ (go) to a World Cup by the year 2018.

Michael Jordan retired from basketball after he __ (won) six NBA championships.

He __ (train) hard for many months before he won the tournament.

They __ (study) for three months before they passed the admission test.