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Past Tenses

  •  English    18     Public
    Reviewing the past perfect tenses and the past perfect continuous tenses (past perfect progressive)
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  • They ______ to find the hotel all evening. (try)
    had been trying
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  • He ______ about returning to his hometown. (never think)
    had never thought
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  • They didn't want to have lunch because they ______. (already eat)
    had already eaten
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  • The game ______ by the time we arrived. (not start)
    hadn't start
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  • He had to leave because he ______ to pick Molly up.  (arrange)
    had arranged
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  • Her throat was sore because she ______ for a long time. (shout)
    had been shouting
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  • Her eyes were red. She ______. (cry)
    had been crying
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  • John was tired. He ______ for 24 hours. (not sleep)
    hadn't been sleeping
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  • He was exhausted because he _______ his bike for a long time. (ride)
    had been riding
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  • Before we got to New York we _______ on 3 different planes. (travel)
    had traveled
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  • When he arrived, I _______ for him for an hour. (wait)
    had been waiting
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  • Tom _________(fall) off the ladder while he __________(paint) the room.
    fell, was painting
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  • When ________ (you buy) the car? – I ________ (buy) it a few years ago.
    did you buy, bought
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  • When we ______ (see) the accident we _____(stop) the car.
    saw, stopped
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  • Pop music _________ (play) when I ________ (go) into the room.
    was playing, went
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  • While my mother _________(run), she ______(see) a beautiful bird.
    was running, saw
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