Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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

had been queuing

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

had been trying

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

had been waiting

Structure of Past Perfect

had + past participle

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

had broken

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

had brought

Structure of Past Perfect Continuous

had + been + -ing

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

had been travelling

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

had been working

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

had paid

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

had been studying

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

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

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

had been playing

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

had been learning

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

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

had been hurting

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

had you been playing

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