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She had been slept for hours before I called her.
She had been sleeping for hours before I called her.
I had been finishing the project before the deadline.
FALSE
I had finished the project before the deadline.
*Past perfect simple
They had lived in Paris since ten years before they moved to Rome.
They had lived in Paris for ten years before they moved to Rome.
I studied hard before the exam.
(Past perfect simple)
I had studied hard before the exam.
The ground was wet because it ___ all morning.
a) had rained
b) had been raining
b) had been raining
The chef had prepared the meal, but nobody had been ate it yet.
The chef had prepared the meal, but nobody had eaten it yet.
They had never traveled abroad before their honeymoon.
TRUE
*Past perfect simple
By the time I arrived, they had been left already.
By the time I arrived, they had already left.
She practiced piano for two hours before her lesson.
(Past perfect progressive)
She had been practicing piano for two hours before her lesson.
She ___ for three hours before the power went out.
a) had worked
b) had been working
b) had been working
I had been read the book when I realized it was missing a page.
I had been reading the book when I realized it was missing a page.
They had been finished their homework by the time the teacher arrived.
FALSE
They had finished their homework by the time the teacher arrived.
*Past perfect simple
She had been finished her work before dinner.
She had finished her work before dinner.
He waited for the bus when it started to rain.
(Past perfect progressive)
He had been waiting for the bus when it started to rain.
The teacher knew they ___ their homework.
a) had completed
b) had been completing
a) had completed
They hadn’t been finish the work when we arrived.
They hadn’t finished the work when we arrived.
I had been studying French for three years before moving to Paris.
TRUE
*Past perfect progresive
The baby had been crying before we left the house, so we stayed.
The baby had cried before we left the house, so we stayed.
They ate lunch before we arrived.
(Past perfect simple)
They had eaten lunch before we arrived.
She ___ for the exam and felt confident.
a) had studied
b) had been studying
a) had studied
He had been wrote the report before the deadline.
He had written the report before the deadline.
The baby had been crying because she was hungry.
TRUE
*Past perfect progresive
He was exhausted because he had work all night
He was exhausted because he had been working all night.
The kids played in the yard when their mom called them in.
(Past perfect progressive)
The kids had been playing in the yard when their mom called them in.
They ___ the documents before the meeting started.
a) had reviewed
b) had been reviewing
a) had reviewed