Inductive Grammar
The past perfect continuous indicates that two actions____.
a. happened in the past
b. continue in the present
a. happened in the past
(how long / you / drive) that car before you gave it to your son?
How long had you been driving that car before you gave it to your son?
We had been waiting / have been waiting in the dark for two hours when the power finally came back on.
had been waiting
What is the base ingredient of gummy bears?
Gelatin
We use the ____ to show that an activity started in the past and continued until another point in the past.
a. simple past
b. past perfect continuous
b. past perfect continuous
(where / she / study) before she moved to Europe?
Where had she been studying before she moved to Europe?
I had wanted / had been wanting to study computer science, but now I don’t anymore.
had wanted
Which spice is derived from the Crocus flower and is one of the most expensive spices in the world?
Saffron
A sentence with the past perfect continuous often contains another verb in the ___.
a. simple past
b. past continuous
a. simple past
(which team / they / compete against) when they won the gold medal?
Which team had they been competing against when they won the gold medal?
I had been trying / have been trying to fix this for computer for days, but it still won’t work.
have been trying
What condiment was used for its medicinal qualities in the 1800s?
Ketchup
The past perfect continuous is formed with had been + ____.
a. base form of the verb
b. present participle
b. present participle
(who / your parents / travel with) at the time they cancelled the flight?
Who had your parents been travelling with at the time they cancelled the flight?
I had been working / worked on my presentation when an error message suddenly appeared.
had been working
What's the most stolen grocery item?
Cheese