Past perfect & continous

It is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

Also used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past but the continuous tense focuses on the length of time.

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

What action happened first in the following sentence:

- When I got home I realized I had lost my keys.

• I got home

• had lost my keys

Choose the expression used to mention length of time in a sentence.

• For over a year

• Already

• A year ago

Choose the sentence that has past perfect continuous.

• I had done a great job before I lost the book.

• I had reading a great book when I saw the movie & spoiled myself.

• I had been reading a magazine for over a week when I realized it was not mine.

Sentences in past perfect continuous always need to have the auxiliary "had" + "been" + "a verb ing".

• TRUE

• FALSE

What sentence is correct by using these 2 actions which happened in the past.

(BY USING PAST PERFECT & SIMPLE PAST)

- Took a nice selfie

- Wore a beautiful outfit

• I took a nice selfie because I had worn a beautiful outift.

• I had taken a nice selfie because I wore a beautiful outfit.

What sentence is correct by using these 2 actions which happened in the past.

(BY USING PAST PERFECT & SIMPLE PAST)

- Studied a lot.

- Got good grades.

• I studied a lot because I had gotten good grades.

• I got good grades because I had studied a lot.

Complete the sentence with past perfect or past perfect continuous.

- The music __________ (already start) when the curtains opened.

• had been starting

• had already started

Complete the sentence with past perfect or past perfect continuous.

- He __________ (cheating) on her for over a year before the girl found some messages on his phone.

• had been cheating

• had cheated