Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Part 1

Quiz

Past perfect & Past perfect continuous

1. She __________ for thirty minutes before she realized that she couldn't see the shore.

1. had swum
2. had been swimming

2. He ___________ the speech before the crowd began to cheer.

1. hadn't finished
2. hadn't been finishing

3. By the time we reached the top of the mountain, we ________ over 300 metres.

1. had climbed
2. had been climbing

4. She ________ so many people to come until she arrived and the room was full.

1. hadn't expected
2. hadn't been expecting

5. He was extremely tired because he_________ hard all day.

1. had worked
2. had been working

6. How long ________ (you) for the book before you found it?

1. had you looked
2. had you been looking

7. We ________ for hours by the time we found the gift we wanted to buy.

1. had shopped
2. had been shopping

Part 2

1. Tegla _________ in many school races before she realized she was good at running.

1. had taken part
2. had been taking part

2. The Kenyan athletics federation _______ in her until she won a barefoot race in 1988.

1. hadn't believed
2. hadn't been believing

3. By 1994, Tegla ________ long distances for fourteen years

1. had run
2. had been running

4. Tegla was delighted. She ________ the New York Marathon.

1. had won
2. had been winning