Past Perfect Simple vs Past Perfect Continuous

We (not travel) overseas for five years.

Which is the correct past perfect continuous for the sentence above?

• A. had travelled

• B. travel

• C. not yet travel

• D. had not been travelling

Past perfect continuous tense is used for actions that started in the past and were still in progress when another action started or when something happened.

• True

• False

Mum told me she (clean) my bedroom.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• A. clean

• B. has clean

• C. had cleaned

• D. had clean

Past perfect simple tense is used to describe the future.

• True

• False

Had they climbed? is an example of Past Perfect Continuous

• True

• False

How long had you been waiting here? is an example of Past Perfect Continuous

• True

• False

I realized that I (forget) to thank them.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• A. had forget

• B. has forgotten

• C. having to forget

• D. had forgotten

Little Thomas (cry) for hours before his mother finally comforted him.

Which is the correct past perfect continuous for the sentence above?

• A. had cried

• B. had been crying

• C. cry

• D. crying

Maria (leave) the field when her friend got there.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• A. had left

• B. had leaving

• C. has left

• D. have left

The children thought they (had/has/having/have) done something wrong.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• A. had

• B. has

• C. having

• D. have