The past perfect

He was red in the face because he ________ .

• hadnt run

• had been ranning

• has run

• had been running

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

• was driving

• has been driving

• had been driven

• had been driving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.

• had worked

• was working

• has been working

• had been working

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

• has been

• had been

• was being

• have been

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?

• -s

• -ed

• -er

• -ing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.

• that an event has finished.

• habitual activities in the present.

• that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.

• the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

Our clothes were wet because we ... football in the rain.

• had played

• had been playing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

When Sally came home, I ... for 3 hours.

• had gardened

• had been gardening

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

Linda ... for three hours before we met.

• has waited

• had been waiting

• had waited

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.4.1B

She ________ (teach) chemistry before she became a journalist.

• had teached

• had been teached

• had been taught

• had been teaching

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1