ELIC 32/932 - Unit 4 - Past Perfect & Past Perfect Progressive

Identify the past perfect tense in the following sentence: "By the time we arrived, the movie had already started."

• By the time we arrived

• the movie had already started

• we arrived

• already started

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Identify the past perfect progressive tense in the following sentence: "She had been studying for hours before the test began."

• She had been studying

• for hours

• before the test began

• studying for hours

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Form the past perfect tense of the verb in parentheses: "They (finish) their homework before dinner."

• They had finished their homework before dinner.

• They have finished their homework before dinner.

• They finished their homework before dinner.

• They had been finishing their homework before dinner.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Form the past perfect progressive tense of the verb in parentheses: "He (work) at the company for five years before he got promoted."

• He had worked at the company for five years before he got promoted.

• He has been working at the company for five years before he got promoted.

• He had been working at the company for five years before he got promoted.

• He worked at the company for five years before he got promoted.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect tense?

• She had been cooking dinner when the guests arrived.

• They had left before the meeting started.

• He has finished his homework before going out.

• We were watching TV when it started to rain.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect progressive tense?

• She had been reading the book all night.

• They had finished their project before the deadline.

• He has been working on the assignment.

• We were playing soccer when it started to rain.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Complete the sentence using the past perfect tense: "By the time the train arrived, we ______ (wait) for an hour."

• had waited

• have waited

• waited

• had been waiting

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Complete the sentence using the past perfect progressive tense: "She ______ (practice) the piano for two hours before the recital."

• had practiced

• has been practicing

• had been practicing

• practiced

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Explain why the past perfect tense is used in the following sentence: "They had left before the meeting started."

• To show an action that was ongoing

• To indicate an action that was completed before another past action

• To describe a habitual action

• To show an action that will happen in the future

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Explain why the past perfect progressive tense is used in the following sentence: "She had been studying for hours before the test began."

• To show an action that was completed before another past action

• To indicate an action that was ongoing up to a certain point in the past

• To describe a habitual action

• To show an action that will happen in the future

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking