Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

Complete the following with the best choice.

He ________________ for his mother to arrive at the school hall for one hour before he called her again.

• was waiting

• had been waiting

• waited

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Complete the following with the best choice.

The baby __________ some chocolate. That's why his face was so dirty.

• was eating

• had been eating

• ate

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Complete the following with the best choice.

When I ___________, it was clear that she didn't work.

• arrived

• was arriving

• had been arriving

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Complete the following with the best choice.

They __________ all day so when we met they were exhausted.

• studied

• was studying

• had been studying

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Is the following correct?

I had been drinking coffee all morning.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Is the following correct?

I had been dreaming about a holiday in Greece.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Is the following correct?

I didn't play tennis with Jack yesterday because I had already played tennis with Peter that morning.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Is the following correct?

A few years ago, I had been to my old school to visit my teachers.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Actually I __________ it to her a few times already, but she didn't listen.

• mentioned

• was mentioning

• had mentioned

• had been mentioning

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The accountant has joined the meeting as he __________ a solution.

• found

• was finding

• had found

• had been finding

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1