Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below. "I had arranged to meet Kate, but I was late. When I finally arrived, she _______ ( wait ) for me. She was annoyed because she _______ ( wait ) such a long time."

'd been waiting, had been waiting

Read the situation below and make a past perfect continuous sentence using the words in brackets. Remember punctuation ( . / , ) Anna woke up in the middle of the night. She was frightened and didn’t know where she was. ( She / have / a bad dream )

She had been having a bad dream.

Read the situation below and make a past perfect continuous sentence using the words in brackets. Remember punctuation ( . / , ) I was disappointed when I had to cancel my holiday. ( I / look / forward to it )

I had been looking forward to it.

I'd been looking forward to it.

Read the situation below and make a past perfect continuous sentence using the words in brackets. Remember punctuation ( . / , ) Tom was very tired when he got home. ( He / work / hard all day )

He’d been working hard all day.

He had been working hard all day.

Narrative Tenses

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."

went

'd gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

went

had gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

went

'd gone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

already travelled

had already travelled

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

broke

had broken

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"We were driving along the road when we ___ (see) a car which _ (break) down, so we _____ (stop) to help."

saw, broke, stopped

had seen, had broken, had stopped

saw, had broken, had stopped

had seen, broke, stopped

saw, had broken, stopped

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

were having

had been having

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

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Narrative Tenses

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"We were driving along the road when we ___ (see) a car which _ (break) down, so we _____ (stop) to help."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We _______ (travel) for more than 24 hours."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He _______ (look) for his contact lens."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"Sue was out of breath and sitting on the ground. She _______ (run)."

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Narrative Tenses

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below."We were driving along the road when we _______ (see) a car which _______ (break) down, so we _______ (stop) to help."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below."It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below."At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We _______ (travel) for more than 24 hours."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below."James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He _______ (look) for his contact lens."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below."Sue was out of breath and sitting on the ground. She _______ (run)."

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Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Paul wasn’t at the party by the time I showed up. He _______ (go) home."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"I felt exhausted when I eventually got home so I _______ (go) straight to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"The house was completely silent when I got home. Everybody _______ (go) to bed."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Mark travels a lot. When I first met him, he _______ (already / travel) to a multitude of countries around the world."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"Sorry I’m late. The car _______ (break) down on my way here."

Select past simple or past perfect simple for the sentence below.
"We were driving along the road when we ___ (see) a car which _ (break) down, so we _____ (stop) to help."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"It was so noisy next door last night. Our neighbours _______ (have)."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"At the end of our journey we were extremely tired. We _______ (travel) for more than 24 hours."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"James was on his hands and knees on the floor as I walked in. He _______ (look) for his contact lens."

Select past continuous or past perfect continuous for the sentence below.
"Sue was out of breath and sitting on the ground. She _______ (run)."