Past perfect simple vs Past perfect continous
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
By the time our guests arrived, we____ the living room.
had tidied
had been tidying
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
My neighbours _____ quite loudly all night and I was unable to sleep.
had played
had been playing
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
WHAT IS THIS SENTENCE EXPRESSING? "By the age of sixteen, he had learnt to speak three foreign languages"
It's an event that happened before a particular time in the past
It's an event that was in progress in a particular time in the past
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 2 pts
Past perfect continuous emphasises the..... of an action in the past.
result
duration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
5.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It was such a shame. She (a) (decorate)the tree for about an hour before it fell over.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I was very tired. I (a) (drive) all the way there without stopping.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How long______ (sit) there before I woke up?
had you sit
had you been sitting
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
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