We We use the ____ to emphasize the duration of an action before another action in the past.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
We .................... in line for 2 hours when the tickets sold out. (STAND)
HAD BEEN STANDING
James ......................before he got a cavity. (FLOSS - negative)
HADN'T BEEN FLOSSING
We use the ____ to emphasize the completion of an event before another in the past.
SIMPLE PAST PERFECT
I felt a little better after I ...................the medicine. (TAKE)
HAD TAKEN
The guests ................before I got home. (LEAVE)
HAD LEFT
Michael ......................... his bike when he broke his leg. (RIDE -negative)
HADN'T BEEN RIDING
Judith and Ray.................... online for months when they met in person.(TALK)
HAD BEEN TALKING
Mr. Grant ...................... as an accountant since he was 19 when he retired. (WORK)
HAD BEEN WORKING
I traveled to America after I................ my visa. (GOT)
HAD GOTTEN
The kids were annoyed because it .......................................... the whole week. (RAIN)
HAD BEEN RAINING
I ...............English before I moved to New York. (STUDY)
HAD STUDIED
.........she ............lunch when her sister came? (PREPARE)
HAD SHE PREPARED...
I didn't get well fast because I ............. my medicine. (TAKE - negative)
HADN'T TAKEN
...............they............... about taking a vacation before you talked to them? (THINK - negative)
HADN'T THEY BEEN THINKING..
................she.................... there for long when you moved to the neighborhood? (LIVE)
HAD SHE BEEN LIVING...
John ..................chapter one before he studied chapter two. (STUDY)
HAD STUDIED