Past perfect simple and continuous

Past perfect continuous tense is used for actions that started in the past and were still in progress when another action started or when something happened.

• True

• False

 

We (not travel) overseas for five years.

Which is the correct past perfect continuous for the sentence above?

• Travel

• had travelled

• had not been travelling

• not yet travel

My sister told me she (clean) my bedroom.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• had cleaned

• Clean

• has clean

• had clean

Had they climbed? is an example of Past Perfect Continuous

• True

• False

Past perfect simple tense is used to describe the future.

• True

• False

 

I realized that I (forget) to thank them.

Which is the correct past perfect simple for the sentence above?

• had forget

• having to forget

• had forgotten

• has forgotten

The negative form for the sentence "Adam had learnt French before he went to France" are...

• Adam haven't learnt French before he went to France

• Adam has not learnt French before he went to France

• Adam had not learnt French before he went to France

• Adam has not learnt French before he went to France

Which of the sentences below uses past perfect simple?

• The man had not eaten for days before he fainted by the roadside.

• The man had not been eating for days before he fainted by the roadside.

We use had been + the -ing of the main verb to form the past perfect continuous.

• False

• True

The man (not pay) his rent when he lost his job.

Which is the correct past perfect continuous for the sentence above?

• haven't pay

• had not been paying

• had not pays

• not paid