Complete With A Past Perfect Simple Or A Past Perfect Continuous Form.
Questions and Answers
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1.- I . . . (eat) two sandwiches for lunch, so my stomach was full.
- A.
Had eaten
- B.
Had been eating
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
A. Had eatenExplanation
The correct answer is "had eaten" because it is the past perfect tense of the verb "eat". This tense is used to indicate that the action of eating the sandwiches occurred before another past action or time reference, which in this case is "my stomach was full".Rate this question:
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- 2.
2.- How many times . . . (you-read) that book? Was it that good?
- A.
Had you read
- B.
Had you been reading
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
A. Had you readExplanation
The correct answer is "had you read." This is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb "read" to match the past tense "had" in the question. It is used to ask about the number of times someone had finished reading the book before.Rate this question:
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3.- By the time we got there all our friends . . . (go).
- A.
Had gone
- B.
Had been going
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
A. Had goneExplanation
The correct answer is "had gone". This is because the sentence is in the past perfect tense, indicating an action that occurred before another past action. In this case, the action of our friends leaving (go) happened before we arrived (got there). Therefore, "had gone" is the appropriate verb form to use in this context.Rate this question:
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4.- . . . (you-drink) when the policeman stopped you?
- A.
Had you drunk
- B.
Had you been drinking
- C.
Option 3
- D.
Option 4
Correct Answer
B. Had you been drinkingExplanation
The correct answer is "had you been drinking." This is because the question is asking about an action in progress at a specific point in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started before a certain point in the past and was still ongoing at that point. In this case, the question is asking about drinking before the policeman stopped you, indicating an action in progress.Rate this question:
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5.- I . . . (bake). That’s why I was covered with flour.
- A.
Had baked
- B.
Had been baking
- C.
Option 4
Correct Answer
B. Had been bakingExplanation
The correct answer is "had been baking". This is because the speaker is explaining why they were covered in flour, indicating a past action. The continuous form "had been baking" suggests that the speaker was in the process of baking something before they became covered in flour.Rate this question:
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