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WorksheetsPractice - Past Perfect vs. Past Perfect Continuous
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The builders _____ the scaffolding around the house. (emphasis on the completion of the action)
had put up
had been putting up
The builders _____ the scaffolding when the roof fell in. (emphasis on a continuing or ongoing action after another past action happened)
had been putting up
had put up
I _____ an hour for the bus. (emphasis the completion of the activity)
had waited
had been waiting
I _____ an hour for the bus. (focuses on the duration of the activity)
had been waiting
had waited
She _____ always _____ with her parents. (suggests something more permanent)
had | lived
had | been living
She _____ with her parents. (suggests a temporary situation)
had lived
had been living
We _____ that car for ten years before it broke down. (used with non-continuous/stative verbs)
had been having
had had
By the time Alex finished his studies, he _____ in London for over eight years. (used with non-continuous/stative verbs)
had been
had been being
If the past perfect action did occur at a specific time, does it matter if you use past perfect or past simple? Which is correct?
She visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.
She had visited her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.
Both are correct
If the past perfect is not referring to an action at a specific time, does it matter if you use past perfect or past simple? Which is correct?
She never saw a bear before she moved to Alaska.
She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska.
Both are correct
