Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 19 Public

Grammar

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He made a dentist's appointment because he .................... (broke) a tooth.

had broken

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When I checked the receipt later, I realised I .............. (pay) too much for my shopping.

had paid

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Sam forgot to take a hat on the camping trip, but luckily his friend .............. (bring) a spare one.

had brought

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I .............. (wait) for my friend for an hour when he phoned to say he couldn't come.

had been waiting

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My cousin .............. (learn) to drive for over a year before she passed her test.

had been learning

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We .............. (travel) for less than an hour when the coach broke down.

had been travelling

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When I met Dean, he .............. (work) as a teacher in Argentina since 2012.

had been working

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By the time the shops opened, they .............. (queue) for nearly an hour.

had been queuing

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He eventually went to the doctor because his leg .............. (hurt) for a week.

had been hurting

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Greg was tired last night because he .............. (play) basketball.

had been playing

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How long .............. (you/play) the guitar before we met?

had you been playing

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I .............. (try) to get a ticket to the show for several minutes when the website crashed.

had been trying

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Ä: Why were you so tired yesterday? B: Because I ............... (studying) continuously yesterday.

had been studying

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Name one of the rules of Past Perfect.

first action before another action in the past / first action and the result from the first action

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Name one of the rules of Past Perfect.

first action before another action in the past / first action and the result from the first action

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Name one of the rules of Past Perfect Continuous

first action with a period of time before another action in the past / first action with a period of time and the result from the first action

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