Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous

The Smiths were angry. Their daughter ... a party without permission.

• had given

• were having

• had been giving

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He was too tired to clean up because he ... (party) all night.

• had partied

• had been partying

• has partied

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

In the afternoon he ... (do) his homework, so he had no time to study for the test.

• was doing

• had been doing

• had done

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Louis confessed he ... (plan) that party for some days.

• has planned

• had been planning

• had planned

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Tom was upset when he noticed his mother’s eyes were red because she... .

• had been crying

• had cried

• has cried

Louis’s parents made him clean up the mess he and his friends ... the night before.

• have done

• had done

• have been doing

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

She ... never ... he would do such a thing without her permission.

• had...thought

• has...thought

• had...been thinking

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

His teenage years ... very difficult to deal with.

• have become

• have been becoming

• had become

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

When Tom was little, he ... always ... an obedient son.

• has...been

• had...been

• has ...been being

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Pat ... (sleep) all morning on Sunday.

• had been sleeping

• had slept

• has slept

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1