Past Perfect Continuous vs Past Perfect Simple

Past Perfect Simple is used to describe the future

• True

• False

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?

• have cleaned

• had cleant

• had cleaned

• cleaned

Had they climbed? is an example of Past Perfect Continuous

• True

• False

We (not travel) overseas for five years.

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

• had not been travelling

• had been

• travelling

• had been travel

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?

• had been forgetting

• had forgot

• had been forgot

• had forgotten

Complete the next sentence using past perfect or past perfect continuous:

Albertto (propose) Helena before they went to the party.

• Had been proposing

• Had proposed

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

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

• crying

• had been crying

• cry

• had cried

The man (not pay) his rent when he lost his job.

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

• didn't pay

• hadn't been paying

• not paying

• not pay